Top 30 Viewpoints. Best Beaches. Bus to Cristo Rei. Hop-On Hop-Off Buses. Airport Transportation. Sete Rios Bus Station. Author: Wojciech Andruszkiewicz. Vasco da Gama Bridge. Lisbon, Portugal. Date of build February - beginning of construction March 29, - completion of construction. Vasco da Gama Bridge description and facts: The Vasco da Gama Bridge is the longest bridge in Europe, measuring over 17 km long and connecting the northern and southern parts of Portugal.
Tickets Transfer to Lisbon: from 2. Transfer to the south: free of charge. View nearby buildings. Santa Justa Lift. Pena National Palace in Sintra. Photo gallery Add photo Morgaine from Antwerp, Belgium. Share your impressions Average rating No comments. Close Save changes. The Ponte Vasco da Gama has significantly less traffic than the Ponte 25 de Abril, and is always the better option to cross the Tejo Estuary.
If you are travel to or from the south of Portugal Setubal or further south , the Ponte Vasco da Gama is the better option to leave or enter Lisbon. There can be horrendous traffic on the Ponte 25 de Abril at rush hour or when everyone is returning from the beach. The Ponte Vasco da Gama may be more expensive, but it will always be faster. This district is the ultra-modern side of Lisbon, with lots of good tourist sights and attractions. Lisbon lies within a possible seismic activity region, and the Ponte Vasco da Gama had to withstand a major earthquake.
The architects of the Ponte Vasco da Gama were quoted stating that the bridge would withstand an earthquake 4 times of that of the earthquake. Lisbon has always been plagued with traffic issues. During the mid 90s travelling south out of Lisbon become intolerable with the 6 lane Ponte 25 de Abril simply unable to handle the volumes of commuters. Suggestions for a new bridge had been bounced around for decades but the distance to traverse, poor foundations and possibility of seismic activity had always pushed the construction costs beyond that of which the government could afford.
The hosting of the world fair in Expo 98 necessitated the second bridge and a novel way to fund the bridge was devised, which would cost the Portuguese taxpayers absolute nothing.
Related articles: Expo 98'. The Portuguese government tended the building, maintenance and, most importantly, the collection of the road tolls to private companies, who would be able to raise the estimated 1 billion dollars to construct the bridge.
With the funding organised, the bridge was constructed in an unbelievable short time period of only 18 months, which coincided with the opening of Expo The 17km length of the bridge was divided into four sections, with each section being built by different private engineering companies that were overseen by Lusoponte. At the height of construction, over 3, people were employed, this combined with the 2, who worked on the expo site resulted in the largest construction project in Portugal during the 21st century.
The final bridge was expensive, strong and very long. On the inauguration day of the Ponte Vasco da Gama the residents of Lisbon were invited to a seated party that extended the length of the bridge. The opening of the bridge coincided with the opening of Expo 98 as thousands of Spanish and European tourists travelled to Lisbon from the east of the city.
The bridge has presently 6 lanes of traffic, but the original design allowed for further expansion when the capacity is required. The value presently set for enlargement is when the average number of cars exceeds 52, per day and is expected with the next 6 years.
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