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Infante Dom Henrique Bridge

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The bridge has a total length of 371 metres (1,217 ft) and an arch span of 280 metres (920 ft). The bridge's height is 75 m (246 ft) above the Douro River, but the height of the arch is only 25 m (82 ft) above its foundations in the riverside cliffs. Inspired by the
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bridges, the Infante Bridge's arch is one of the shallowest in the world as a ratio of rise from base over length.
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Completed in 2003, the Infante Bridge carries vehicle and pedestrian traffic from
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Bridge in Porto, between the City of Porto proper and Vila Nova de Gaia
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Adão-da-Fonseca, António; Millanes Mato, Francisco (May 2005).
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Coordinates
41°8′28″N 8°36′6″W / 41.14111°N 8.60167°W / 41.14111; -8.60167
Rio Douro
Porto
City of Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia
Named for
Prince Henry the Navigator
Arch bridge
Reinforced concrete
Portuguese
Portuguese
Douro River
Greater Porto
Portugal
Dom Luís I Bridge
Maria Pia Bridge
Vila Nova de Gaia
Porto
Porto Metro
Maillart
"Infante Bridge"
the original
"Infante D. Henrique Bridge"
"Infant Henrique Bridge over the River Douro, Porto"
doi
10.2749/101686605777963251
S2CID
111185970

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