Vila Real Bridge
Bridge in Vila Real District
41°16′42″N 7°45′04″W / 41.2783°N 7.7512°W / 41.2783; -7.7512![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,41.2783,-7.7512,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Vila_Real_Bridge&revid=1220481017&groups=_9baa1c6cd2d8a1cae4ba568fb2fa3a12021c4df3)
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.
See also
Transport portal
Engineering portal
Portugal portal
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wikipedia Foundation, List of highest bridges, accessed 10 July 2018