[4k] The Dom Luís I Bridge in Porto, Portugal | Largest steel arch in the World - Eiffel tower style

The Dom Luís I Bridge in Porto Portugal | Funicular dos Guindais | Largest steel arch in the World - Eiffel tower style
Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dom Luís I Bridge (Luís I Bridge) spans the Douro River between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia!
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Brief history of the Corinth Canal- before the Dom Luís I Bridge was built, another bridge spanned the Douro between the historic district of Ribeira, in Porto, and the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.
Built in 1806, this first version of the bridge, nicknamed “Bridge of the Boats”, consisted of 20 boats linked together, and which could be separated to make way for boats sailing on the Douro River (just like one of the earlier versions of the Rialto Bridge in Venice).
The Bridge of Boats was unfortunately the scene of a tragedy in 1809 that would be forever remembered in Porto: over 4000 people indeed lost their lives trying to escape the French troops led by Marshal Soult during the second Napoleonic invasion of Portugal.
Rebuilt after the tragedy, the bridge was later replaced by the Dona Maria II Bridge, a suspension bridge built in 1843, and then again by the Dom Luís I Bridge, which still stands today.
Built between 1881 and 1886, the Dom Luís I Bridge was designed by a Belgian engineer, Théophile Seyrig.A disciple of Gustave Eiffel, Théophile Seyrig had also participated in the design of the Maria Pia Bridge (a railway bridge located upstream from the Dom Luis Bridge) in 1876-1877 alongside his mentor.The Dom Luís I Bridge was inaugurated in 1886 by King Luís I. of Portugal, after whom the bridge was named.
The Dom Luis I Bridge comprises two levels:
the upper level is open to metro line D and pedestrians
the lower level is accessible to cars and pedestrians
The nearest public transports are:
Metro: Sao Bento station (line D) in Porto and Jardim do Morro station (line D) in Vila Nova de Gaia
Bus: Elevador Guindais stop (lines 10M, 900, 901, 906 and ZR) in Porto and Ponte Luis I stop (lines 10M, 900, 901 and 906) in Vila Nova de Gaia
Funicular: Ribeira in Porto
Cable car: Teleférico de Gaia in Vila Nova de Gaia

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