Ponte de Dona Maria Pia (old rail road bridge)

Name of building
Ponte de Dona Maria Pia (old rail road bridge) 
Construction year
1877 
Structural system
Bridge,Wrought-iron 
Primary use
 
Architect
 
Architect2
 
Structural engineer
Gustav Eiffel 
Constructor
 
Professional
 
Country
PORTUGAL 
Address
River Douro,Porto 
Means of transportation
walking 1.6km from Campanhâ station. 
Admission
 
Reference
①IABSE-1992 14th Comgress,New Delhi,March 01-06,1992,Congress Report pp.405-407.
②Bridges,David J.Brown,Mitchell Beazley,London,1993,pp.88-89. 
Note
This bridge is the penultimate bridge designed by Eiffel.This bridge is currently unused.There is a new railway bridge 200m downstream.The last bridge of Eiffel is Garabit Viaduct 1884 , in France.
span:160m.length:352.75m.arch height:42.5m.total height:62.4m.
Rail road Bridge(wrought-iron)
photo taken on January 20,1996,④-169. 
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