This list of bridges in Portugal lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
| Image | Name | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | District | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Bridge of Vila Formosa | National monument | 116 m (381 ft) | Masonry 6 semi-circular arches | Road bridge Seda river | 1st century | Alter do Chão 39°12′57.8″N 7°47′5.7″W | Portalegre | [M 1] [S 1] | |
| Ponte de Lima Bridge | National monument | Masonry 15 pointed arches, 7 semi-circular arches | Former road bridge Lima River | 1st century | Ponte de Lima 41°46′9.1″N 8°35′11.4″W | Viana do Castelo | [M 2] [S 2] | ||
| Roman Bridge of Chaves | National monument | 140 m (460 ft) | Masonry 12 semi-circular arches | Former road bridge Tâmega (river) | 2nd century | Chaves 41°44′17.4″N 7°28′1″W | Vila Real | [M 3] [S 3] | |
| Segura Bridge | 41 m (135 ft) | Masonry 5 semi-circular arches | Road bridge Río Erjas | 2nd century | Segura–Piedras Albas 39°49′02.3″N 6°58′54.2″W | Castelo Branco | [S 4] | ||
| Sequeiros Bridge | Masonry 3 semi-circular arches | Footbridge Côa River | 15th century | Vale Longo 40°28′38″N 7°0′9.1″W | Guarda | [M 4] | |||
| Convent of Christ Aqueduct Pegões crossing | National monument Supplies water to the Convent of Christ | Masonry 2 levels,16 pointed arches on lower level, 58 semi-circular arches on upper level | Aqueduct Pegões Valley | 1614 | Tomar 39°36′30.9″N 8°26′25.8″W | Santarém | [M 5] [S 5] [1] | ||
| Amoreira Aqueduct Elvas crossing | Masonry 4 levels, 843 semi-circular arches | 1622 | Elvas 38°52′40.8″N 7°10′19.9″W | Portalegre District | [M 6] [S 6] | ||||
| Águas Livres Aqueduct Alcántara crossing | National monument Height : 62 m (203 ft) Span : 33.7 m (111 ft) | 941 m (3,087 ft) | Masonry 14 pointed arches, 21 semi-circular arches | Aqueduct Alcántara Valley | 18th century | Lisbon 38°43′47.7″N 9°10′14.1″W | Lisbon District | [M 7] [S 7] | |
| Poço de São Tiago Bridge | Height : 28.5 m (94 ft) Span : 53 m (174 ft) | 165 m (541 ft) | Masonry 1 main semi-circular arch, 12 secondary arches | 1913 | Pessegueiro do Vouga 40°41′57.7″N 8°22′31.7″W | Aveiro | [M 8] [2] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
List of bridges by region
Alentejo
Algarve
Central
Lisbon
| Name | Locality | Date | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponte 25 de Abril | Alcântara (Lisbon), Lisbon | 1966 | crosses the River Tagus | |
| Ponte de Cheleiros | Cheleiros, Mafra | |||
| Ponte Filipina de São Pedro do Estoril | Cascais e Estoril, Cascais | |||
| Lezíria Bridge | Carregado, Alenquer | 2007 | spans the Tagus River and the Sorraia River | |
| Ponte Marechal Carmona | Vila Franca de Xira (freguesia), Vila Franca de Xira | |||
| Ponte Pedonal da Segunda Circular | Carnide (freguesia), Lisbon | |||
| Roman Bridge of Catribana | São João das Lampas, Sintra | Roman | crosses the Samarra river. | |
| Ponte de Sacavém | Sacavém, Loures | |||
| Vasco da Gama Bridge | Sacavém, Loures | 1998 | crosses the River Tagus |
North
Madeira
| Name | Locality | Date | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Gomes Bridge | Funchal, Madeira | 1994 | Carries road traffic across the Ribeira de João Gomes – VR1, Madeira |
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ The Dom Luís I Bridge is registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list with the title "Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar".[23]
- "Monumentos.gov.pt" (in Portuguese) - Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, Ministério da Cultura
- ^ "Ponte de Vila Formosa IPA.00004947"
- ^ "Ponte sobre o Rio Lima IPA.00000424"
- ^ "Ponte de Trajano IPA.00003668"
- ^ "Ponte de Sequeiros IPA.00002958"
- ^ "Aqueduto do Convento de Cristo IPA.00003364"
- ^ "Aqueduto da Amoreira IPA.00003217"
- ^ "Aqueduto das Águas Livres IPA.00006811"
- ^ "Ponte do Poço de São Tiago / Ponte Ferroviária do Poço de São Tiago IPA.00000242"
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com
- ^ "Vila Formosa Bridge"
- ^ "Ponte do Lima Bridge"
- ^ "Roman Bridge at Chaves"
- ^ "International Bridge"
- ^ "Pegoes Aqueduct"
- ^ "Amoreira Aqueduct"
- ^ "Aqueduto das Águas Livres (Alcantara Valley)"
- ^ "Tagus River Bridge"
- ^ "Chelas-Barreiro Bridge"
- ^ "Vasco da Gama Bridge"
- ^ "Guadiana International Bridge"
- ^ "Infante D. Henrique Bridge"
- ^ "Arrábida Bridge"
- ^ "Portimão Bridge"
- ^ "São João Bridge"
- ^ "Rio Ceira Bridge"
- ^ "Salgueiro Maia Bridge"
- ^ "Edgar Cardoso Bridge"
- ^ "Rio Zezere Bridge"
- ^ "IC5 Tua River Bridge"
- ^ "Rainha Santa Isabel Bridge"
- ^ "Zêzere River Bridge"
- ^ "Miguel Torga Bridge"
- ^ "Dom Luís I Bridge"
- ^ "Maria Pia Bridge"
- ^ "Sado River Railway Bridge"
- ^ "Ponte do Freixo"
- ^ "Corgo Viaduct"
- ^ "Ribeira Funda Viaduct"
- ^ "Sado River Bridge (A2/IP1)"
- ^ "Ponte da Lezíria"
- ^ "João Gomes Bridge"
- ^ "Ponte internacional sobre o Rio Águeda"
- ^ "Mosteirô Bridge"
- ^ "Ponte dos Socorridos"
- ^ "Varosa Bridge"
- ^ "Balsemão Bridge"
- Others references
- ^ "Aqueduto dos Pegões" (in Portuguese). tomar.com.sapo.pt. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Roteiros Culturais" (in Portuguese). e-cultura.sapo.pt. Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ponte 25 de Abril - principais características" (in Portuguese). lusoponte.pt. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Terceira Travessia do Tejo" (in Portuguese). rave.pt. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Metro do Porto / A bridge to the future (soon)". en.metrodoporto.pt. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "Ponte D. Antónia Ferreira – Linha Rubi". linharubi.metrodoporto.pt. Retrieved 2025-09-10.
- ^ "Vasco da Gama Bridge – Construction Statistics". Lusoponte. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ Alain Capra (June 1998). "Pont Vasco de Gama - Les dispositions antisismiques" (in French). revue-travaux.fr. Revue Travaux n°743. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Ponte Vasco da Gama - O traçado e a construção" (in Portuguese). lusoponte.pt. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ Victor Barata (24–26 October 2012). "Viaduto do Corgo da A.E. Transmontana" (in Portuguese). paginas.fe.up.pt. Encontro Nacional Betão Estructural.
- ^ Armando Rito. "Designing bridges – A quest for beauty". afgc.asso.fr - Association Française de Génie Civil. Symposium 2004.
- ^ João Pedro Santos, Lu'is Calado, Paulo Silveira, Christian Cremona (July 2014). "Baseline-Based Detection Of Structural Changes: Drawbacks And An Alternative Approach". Nantes, France: EWSHM - 7th European Workshop of Structural Health Monitoring.
- ^ "Ponte Edgar Cardoso, Figueira da Foz - Edgar Cardoso, Engenheiro das Pontes" (in Portuguese). estradasdeportugal.pt. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015.
- ^ "Ponte Sobre o Rio Tua" (in Portuguese). engenharia.mota-engil.pt
- ^ João Almeida, Miguel Lourenço, Rui Bóia (24–26 October 2012). "Viaduto sobre a Ribeira Despe-te que Suas, Concessão Scut da Ilha de S. Miguel" (in Portuguese). paginas.fe.up.pt. Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural.
- ^ "Freixo Bridge over the river Douro, E1 / IP1 / A20 – Porto, Portugal". nse.pt - NSE • Consultores de Engenharia, Lda
- ^ "A4 - Amarante / Vila Real" (in Portuguese). servicos.infraestruturasdeportugal.pt
- ^ "Auto-Estrada do Marão - Viaduto V12, Vila Real" (in Portuguese). peri.pt
- ^ Sousa, Helder; Figueiras, Joaquim; Bento, João (5–7 November 2008). "Sistema de monitorização da ponte da Lezíria – A sua utilidade durante a fase construtiva" (in Portuguese). Guimarães: BE2008 – Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural 2008.
- ^ Imed Ben Fredj, Michel Guérinet, Claude Servant, Alain Lacroix, Armando Rito, Jean-Marc Tanis. "Le Viaduc de Vila Pouca de Aguiar". afgc.asso.fr - Association Française de Génie Civil
- ^ "Ponte João Gomes" (in Portuguese). ctamega.pt. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.
- ^ "El Puente Internacional del Río Águeda" (in Spanish). bioducto.blogspot.com
- ^ "Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar". Whc.unesco.org
See also
- Lista de pontes históricas do Alentejo (in Portuguese) - List of historic bridges in Alentejo
- Transport in Portugal
- Roads in Portugal
- List of highways in Portugal
- Rail transport in Portugal
- Geography of Portugal
External links
- "A Cidade do Porto, A cidade das Pontes" (in Portuguese). portoturismo.pt. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010.
- "Portfolio - Bridges and viaducts". ctamega.pt
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Portugal)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Suspension Bridges of Portugal". bridgemeister.com
- "Category: Bridges in Portugal". highestbridges.com
Further reading
- A. Branco, Fernando & de Brito, Jorge (2004). Handbook of concrete bridge management. ASCE Publications (ed.). American Society of Civil Engineers. p. 468. ISBN 0-7844-0560-3.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 351. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.