Portrait of a bridge
Named the Luis I bridge and completely finished in 1888. Hanging high above the river Douro, connecting both parts of Porto town in Portugal.
Engineered by Théophile Seyrig,
Porto is all about climbing.
Traditional Porto streets
The bridge spans 385.25 meters,
and is 44.6 meters in height
Parts of the medieval ramparts seen through the construction.
The arch spans 142 meters.
View from the upperdeck of the bridge.
View at the upperdeck with tramrails, both decks can be walked on.
View at Ribeira, historical part of Porto and Sé cathedral, highest building on the right.
Traditional boats to bring the harvested grapes from the grapesvines, up river to the distilleries in the town of Porto.
In 1982 the bridge was designated cultural heritage.
Own pictures, information source Wikipedia and internet.
nice
Thank you Riostarr!
I really enjoyed your pictures with the bridge. So nice. :)
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Such a beautiful architecture on that bridge! Nice pics:)
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