Vila Real Bridge

Corgo Viaduct Viaduto do Corgo
Coordinates	41.2783°N 7.7512°W / 41.2783; -7.7512
Carries	A4 highway
Crosses	Corgo River
Locale	Vila Real District
Characteristics
Total length	2,796 metres (9,173 ft)
Width	28-metre-wide (92 ft)
Height	230 metres (750 ft)
Longest span	300 metres (980 ft)
History
Construction end	2013
Statistics
Daily traffic	Vehicles only
Location

The Corgo Viaduct (Portuguese: Viaduto do Corgo) is a viaduct in Portugal. It is located in the Vila Real District, crossing the Corgo River. It is part of the A4 highway. Vila Real Bridge has a concrete deck, with the 300 metres (980 ft) main span supported by two pylons. It carries four lanes of road traffic on its 28-metre-wide (92 ft) deck.

It has the highest deck, at about 230 metres (750 ft) above the Corgo River, among concrete-deck bridges cable-stayed in the central plain.[1]

This bridge is ranked 56th highest in the world,[2] 4th highest in Europe, the most highest and 5th longest in Portugal.

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• Portugal portal

References

1. Vaz, Daniel C.; Almeida, Raquel A.B.; Didier, Eric; Urgueira, António P.V.; Borges, A.R. Janeiro (September 2016). "Improving the aerodynamic performance of Vila-Real Bridge deck-section". Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 156: 72–83. doi:10.1016/j.jweia.2016.07.002.
2. Wikipedia Foundation, List of highest bridges, accessed 10 July 2018