Linha do Minho_Ponte rodo-ferroviária sobre o Rio Lima, Viana do Castelo

Dublin Core

Title

Linha do Minho_Ponte rodo-ferroviária sobre o Rio Lima, Viana do Castelo

Rights

PT BUILDS

Coverage

1878, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Construction Work Item Type Metadata

Individual actors

Construction work supervisors
João Joaquim de Matos
Boaventura José Vieira

Bridge spans

1x 47,5m, 8 x 58,5m, 1 x 47,5m

Bridge piers

11 granit masonry piers and south-end abutment

Bridge foundations

by compressed air system at depths ranging from 20 to 23 meters beneath low-water mark

Bridge superstructure

Double floored. Lower platform for railway and upper platform for common road.Wrought iron lattice work bridge. Straight continous lattice-work griders (7,5m in height in the main portion) with large interstices and without uprights

Bridge abutments

south-end abutment in stone masonry

Collection

Infrastructure

Citation

PT BUILDS, “Linha do Minho_Ponte rodo-ferroviária sobre o Rio Lima, Viana do Castelo,” Portugal Builds, accessed October 20, 2026, https://www.portugalbuilds.org/items/show/3938.

Output Formats

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item Relation Item: João Joaquim de Matos Profile
This Item Relation Item: Boaventura José Vieira Profile
This Item Relation Item: Gustave Eiffel et Cie. Profile