Cable-Stayed Bridges - A Pictorial
















Districts of mainland Portugal:
Aveiro Beia Braga
Braganca Castelo Branco Coimbra
Évora Faro Guarda
Leiria Lisbon Portalegre
Porto Santarém Setúbal
Viana do Castelo Vila Real Viseu
Autonomous Regions:
Azores   Madeira
 




Aveiro Built:
Ponte pedonal Circular
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge
Position: 40º 38' 39.00" N, 8º 39' 23.53" W  
Ponte pedonal circular, Aveiro Ponte pedonal circular, Aveiro
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007



Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel Built: 2004
 
Function: Pedestrian bridge
Position: 37º 44' 28.00" N, 25º 39' 36.86" W  
  Pedestrian bridge, Ponta Delgada, Azores
Photo ©: Anna Johansson, 2007


Covilha Built:
 
Function: Aqueduct
Position: 40º 16' 37.95" N, 7º 30' 37.96" W  
  Aqueduct in Covilha, Portugal
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007



Coimbra Built: 2003
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel
Function: Road bridge
Position: 40º 38' 39.00" N, 8º 39' 23.53" W  
Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel, Coimbra Ponte Rainha Santa Isabel, Coimbra
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Figueira da Foz Built: 1982
Ponte Edgar Cardoso
Function: Road bridge across Rio Mondeo
Position: 40º 08' 43.00" N, 8º 50' 30.65" W  
  Bridge in Figueira da Foz, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Geria Built:
 
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge across road A1
Position: 40º 14' 20.00" N, 8º 29' 17.56" W  
  Footbridge in Geria, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007


Portimao  Built: 1992
 
Function: Road bridge across Rio Arade on Road N125
Position: 37º 09' 05.00" N, 8º 30' 22.40" W  
  Road bridge in Portmao, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin



Leiria Built: 2003
Ponte Euro 2004
Function: Road bridge across Liz river
Built to comemmorate the European Football Championship, held in Portugal 2004  
Position: 39º 45' 05.00" N, 8º 48' 52.46" W  
  Ponte Euro 2004, Leiria click to enlarge!
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Leiria Built:
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Liz river
Position: 39º 45' 03.50" N, 8º 48' 33.24" W  
  Pedestrian bridge, Leiria click to enlarge!
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007


Lisbon Built:1998
Ponte Santa Apolonia
Function: Road bridge across railway tracks
Position: 38º 43' 12.00" N  9º 07' 02.13"  
Road bridge, Lisbon  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Lisbon Built: 1998
Function: Pedestrian bridge at Expo ´98
Position:  
  Expo ´89 footbridge  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 1998

Lisbon Built: 1998
Ponte Vasco da Gama
Function: Motorway bridge across River Tejo
Position: 38º 47' 10.00" N  9º 05' 27.56" W  
Ponte Vasco da Gama, Lisbon Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Oeiras Built:
 
Function: Skybridge in Taguspark
Position:  
   
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007


Funchal Built: 2000
Comboio Viaduct on road VR1
Function: Road bridge
Position: 32º 39' 44.00" N 16º 54' 26.32" W  
Comboio Viaduct, Funchal, Madeira  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007; Eugenio Merzagora, 2018
Comboio Viaduct, Funchal, Madeira
Photo ©: Katarina David, 2019

Funchal Built: 1993
Ponte dos Socorridos on road VR1
Function: Road bridge
Position: 32º 39' 17.00" N 16º 57' 52.79" W  
Ponte dos Socorridos, Madeira Ponte dod Soccoridos, Funchal, Madeira  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007; Eugenio Merzagora, 2018
Ponte dos Soccoridos, Madeira Ponte dos Soccoridos, Madeira, Portugal  
Photo ©: Mahdi Cortright, 2017

Machico Built:
 
Function: Pedestrian and road bridge
Position: 32º 43' 05.00" N 16º 45' 47.27" W  
Road bridge, Machico, Madeira Road bridge, Machico, Madeira !
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007
Road bridge, Machico, Madeira
Photo ©: Eugenio Merzagora, 2018

Machico Built: 2000
 
Ponte Aqueduto
Function: Pedestrian bridge across Rua 9 de Outubre, at the bus terminal
Position: 32º 43' 14.55" N 16º 46' 06.01" W  
  Footbridge in Machico, Madeira !
Photo ©: Eugenio Merzagora, 2018


Porto Built:
Ponte 25 de Abril / Ponte das Antas
Function: Road bridge on Avenida 25 de Abril
Position: 41º 09' 22.00" N  8º 34' 55.94" W  
  Ponte das Antas, Porto  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Santo Tirso Built:
 
Function: Road bridge across Rio Ave
Position: 41º 21' 03.00" N  8º 28' 26.71" W  
  Bridge in Santo Tirso, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

THIS BRIDGE IS NO MORE. IT HAS BEEN EXCHANGED FOR A "NORMAL" ROAD BRIDGE
Vila do Conde Built:
 
  Former footbridge in Vila do Conde, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007


SANTAREM

Santarem Built: 2000
Ponte Salgueiro Maia
Function: Road bridge on IC 10 crossing rio Tejo / Tagus River
Position: 39º 12' 03.00" N  8º 40' 45.76" W  
Bridge in Santarem, Portugal   Bridge in Santarem, Portugal
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007


Alcácer do Sal Built: 2001
Pedro Nunes Square footbridge
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Rio Sado / Sado River
Position: 38º 22' 11.00" N  8º 30' 46.11" W  
Footbridge in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal   Footbridge in Alcacer do Sal, Portugal
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

Almada Built:
 
Function: Three road bridges crossing A2 approacing Lisbon
Position:  
Road bridge in Almada, Portugal   Bridge crossing A2, Almada, Portugal
Ponte de tirantes, Almada, Portugal    
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007



Viana do Castelo Built:
Pedro Nunes Square footbridge
Function: Pedestrian and bicycle moving bridge on Rua de Lima
Position: 41º 41' 35.00" N  8º 49' 19.40" W  
  Footbridge in Viana do Castelo, Portugal  
Photo ©: Per Wåhlin, 2007

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