Coordinates: 41°16′42″N 7°45′04″W / 41.2783°N 7.7512°W / 41.2783; -7.7512

Vila Real Bridge

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Corgo Viaduct

Viaduto do Corgo
File:Viaduto do Corgo (Corgo Viaduct), Vila Real, Portugal (2013-06) (16801183530).jpg
Coordinates41°16′42″N 7°45′04″W / 41.2783°N 7.7512°W / 41.2783; -7.7512
CarriesA4 highway
CrossesCorgo River
LocaleVila Real District
Characteristics
Total length2,796 metres (9,173 ft)
Width28-metre-wide (92 ft)
Height230 metres (750 ft)
Longest span300 metres (980 ft)
History
Construction end2013
Statistics
Daily trafficVehicles only
Location
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The Corgo Viaduct (Portuguese: Viaduto do Corgo) is a viaduct in Portugal. It is located in the Vila Real District, crossing the Corgo River. It is part of the A4 highway. Vila Real Bridge has a concrete deck, with the 300 metres (980 ft) main span supported by two pylons. It carries four lanes of road traffic on its 28-metre-wide (92 ft) deck. It has the highest deck, at about 230 metres (750 ft) above the Corgo River, among concrete-deck bridges cable-stayed in the central plain.[1] This bridge is ranked 56th highest in the world,[2] 4th highest in Europe, the most highest and 5th longest in Portugal.

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References

  1. ↑ Vaz, Daniel C.; Almeida, Raquel A.B.; Didier, Eric; Urgueira, António P.V.; Borges, A.R. Janeiro (September 2016). "Improving the aerodynamic performance of Vila-Real Bridge deck-section". Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 156: 72–83. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2016.07.002.
  2. ↑ Wikipedia Foundation, List of highest bridges, accessed 10 July 2018
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