The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal.
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Vasco da Gama Bridge |
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 Aerial view of the bridge |
| Coordinates | 38.762°N 9.043°W / 38.762; -9.043 |
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| Carries | Six road lanes of IP 1 A 12 |
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| Crosses | Tagus River |
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| Locale | Sacavém, north of Lisbon (right/north bank)
Alcochete and Montijo (left/south bank) |
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| Official name | Ponte Vasco da Gama |
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| Owner | Portuguese Republic |
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| Maintained by | Lusoponte (1994–2030)[1][2] |
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| Design | cable-stayed, viaducts |
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| Total length | 12.345 kilometres (7.671 mi)[3][4] |
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| Width | 30 metres (98 ft) |
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| Height | 148 metres (486 ft)[5] (pylon) |
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| Longest span | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
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| Designer | Armando Rito |
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| Construction start | February 1995[4] |
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| Construction end | March 1998[4] |
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| Opened | 29 March 1998 |
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| Toll | Northbound: €2.85–€12.20 Southbound: toll free |
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