Vila Real Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Corgo Viaduct
Native Name:Viaduto do Corgo
Native Name Lang:Portuguese
Carries:A4 highway
Crosses:Corgo River
Locale:Vila Real District
Mainspan:300m (1,000feet)
Length:2796m (9,173feet)
Width:28adj=midNaNadj=mid
Height:230m (760feet)
Traffic:Vehicles only
Complete:2013
Coordinates:41.2783°N -7.7512°W

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 300m (1,000feet) main span supported by two pylons. It carries four lanes of road traffic on its 28adj=midNaNadj=mid deck.

It has the highest deck, at about 230m (760feet) 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.

Notes and References

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