New Portimão Bridge
New Portimão Bridge Ponte Nova de Portimão | |
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| Coordinates | 37°09′05″N 8°30′24″W / 37.151444°N 8.506528°W |
| Carries | EN 125 |
| Crosses | Arade River |
| Locale | Portimão, Algarve, Portugal |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Height | 12 m |
| Longest span | 256 m |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1991 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of New Portimão Bridge | |
New Portimão Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Nova de Portimão), also known as Ponte Nova do Arade, is a bridge that spans the Estrada Nacional 125 highway and the Rio Arade, near the city of Portimão, in the region of Algarve, in Portugal.
Description
The bridge is a cable-stayed bridge, featuring a prestressed reinforced concrete deck with two 1.6 m high girders, and has a main span of approximately 256 m.[1]
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History
The new bridge was completed in 1991.[2] In 2007, the old bridge was temporarily closed for maintenance work, so the Ponte Nova (New Bridge) became the only road access between the municipalities of Portimão and Lagoa.[2]
In 2008, the Ponte Nova de Portimão (New Bridge of Portimão) was one of the bridges depicted in the "Bridges and Works of Art" stamp series, launched by the company CTT Correios de Portugal.[3]
References
- ↑ MOREIRA, José Cristiano Ferreira (July 2012). Projeto de uma ponte rodovária entre as cidades do Porto e Gaia (PDF) (Mestrado thesis). Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto. p. 37.
- 1 2 "Portimão: Trânsito condicionado durante dois dias na ponte centenária sobre o Arade". Barlavento. 2007-09-10. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
- ↑ KULLBERG, Carlos. 2008 - Emissão "Pontes e Obras de Arte" (PDF). Edições Húmus e Biblioteca Filatélica Digital. p. 84. ISBN 978-989-8139-10-8 – via Faculdade de Economia da Universidade do Porto.