Ponte de São João

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Ponte de São João

Coordinates	41°08′20″N 8°35′43″W / 41.1389°N 8.5953°W / 41.1389; -8.5953
Carries	railway
Crosses	river Douro
Locale	Porto, Portugal
Characteristics
Total length	1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Longest span	250 m (820 ft)
History
Architect	Edgar Cardoso
Construction end	1991
Inaugurated	June 24, 1991
Location
Interactive map of Ponte de São João

The Ponte de São João or St John's Bridge is a railway bridge in Portugal. It was designed by engineer Edgar Cardoso and replaced the functionality of the still standing Gustav Eiffel wrought iron Maria Pia Bridge in 1991. It opened on June 24. The Linha do Norte connecting Porto and Lisbon runs along this bridge.^[1]^[2]

References

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↑ Cortright, Robert S. (1998). Bridging: Discovering the Beauty of Bridges. Tigard, OR: Bridge Ink. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-964-19632-2.
↑ Martins, João; Brion, Madalena; Sousa, Miguel (1996). O Caminho de Ferro Revisitado: O Caminho de Ferro em Portugal de 1856 a 1996 [The Railway Revisited: Railways in Portugal from 1856 to 1996] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses. p. 124.

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41°08′20″N 8°35′43″W / 41.13889°N 8.59528°W / 41.13889; -8.59528