Infante Dom Henrique Bridge

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The Infante Dom Henrique Bridge is a modern concrete road bridge spanning the Douro River in Porto, Portugal, known for its elegant single-span arch design and role in easing traffic between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
bridge over the Douro River
concrete bridge
road bridge
city Porto
cityServed Porto metropolitan area
clearanceBelow 70 metres
connects Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia
continent Europe
country Portugal
crosses Douro River
design single-span arch
designer Adão da Fonseca
engineeringDiscipline civil engineering
function carries motor vehicles
hasSidewalks yes
heritage part of the set of bridges over the Douro in Porto
lanes 4 traffic lanes
length 371 metres
loadType road vehicles
locatedIn Porto
Vila Nova de Gaia
locationRelativeToCityCentre east of Dom Luís I Bridge
mainSpanLength 280 metres
maintenance Portuguese road authorities
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Infante Dom Henrique
namedFor Henry the Navigator
notableFor elegant concrete arch
long single-span design
opened 21 March 2003
owner Portuguese public authorities
partOf road network of Porto metropolitan area
region Norte Region
replaced upper deck road function of Dom Luís I Bridge
riverBank left bank: Vila Nova de Gaia
right bank: Porto
role eases traffic between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia
safetyFeature concrete barriers
status in use
structureType deck arch bridge
toll no
trafficType motor vehicles only
urbanContext inner-city river crossing
use road traffic
width 20 metres
yearCompleted 2003

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Porto north bank connectedBy Infante Dom Henrique Bridge
Ribeira hasNearbyBridge Infante Dom Henrique Bridge