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.