Bridges_Presentations

** Vasco Da Gama Bridge **
 * Bridges Presentations **



**__ Location __**** : ** it is located on the eastern end of Lisbon, near Park of Nations and crosses the Tagus River (Rio Tejo).

**__ Type of Bridge: __** cable-stayed bridge, the longest in Europe and one of the largest of its kind in the world.

**__ Material Used __** : Reinforced concrete structure with main deck stayed to main pylons and central H-shaped pylons of 155m high.

**__ Purpose: __** the bridge is an alternative north-south traffic link to bypass Lisbon and reduce traffic congestion in the capital

** Solken Bridge **



**__ Location: __** this bridge is located over the river Soča near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia.

**__ Type of Bridge: __** Arch bridge ( 220-metre long ).

**__ Material used __**__ : __ Stone.

**__ Purpose: __** It would cross the Alps, run along Baska grappa and the Soca valley until it reached Triest.

** Eiserne Steg Bridge ** **__ Location: __** This bridge is located in Frankfurt Am Main in Germany.

**__ Types of Bridge: __** Iron footbridge.

**__ Material Used: __** The bridge was built in Iron.

**__ Purpose: __** connect the center of Frankfurt with Sachsenhausen (pedestrians)