25 de Abril Bridge remains Portugal's busiest crossing 60 years on

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 06, 2026 · 976 words · By Catarina Martins

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What to know about 25 de Abril Bridge remains Portugal's busiest crossing 60 years on

Opened in 1966, the 25 de Abril Bridge is marking its 60th anniversary.

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What happened

Opened in 1966, the 25 de Abril Bridge is marking its 60th anniversary.

Why it matters

The crossing between Lisbon and Almada remains the busiest over the Tagus, with around 150,000 vehicles a day, while a new road-rail link between Chelas and Barreiro is planned.

Common ground

It was August 1966 when it was inaugurated under the watchful eyes of thousands of people.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Despite the opening of the Vasco da Gama Bridge in 1998, linking Alcochete and Lisbon, the 25 April Bridge remains the most used crossing over the Tagus, with more than twice the traffic?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/06/60-years-uniting-banks-25-de-abril-br…

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Claim 1: “Despite the opening of the Vasco da Gama Bridge in 1998, linking Alcochete and Lisbon, the 25 April Bridge remains the most used crossing over the Tagus, with more than twice the traffic.”

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Claim 2: “The suspension stemmed from the 1994 "buzinão" car-horn protest against the 50% increase in tolls and from the concession agreement with Lusoponte, which has operated the infrastructure since 1996.”

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Claim 3: “reaching a record in 2005 with more than 57 million vehicles and a daily average of 156,000”

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Claim 4: “The bridge linking Lisbon and Almada stands out for its main span of 1,013 metres, the largest in Europe for a crossing that combines road and rail traffic.”

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web search NEUTRAL — The bridge has a main span of 1,560 metres and a clearance of 64 metres, allowing most cruise ships to pass beneath.The Øresund Bridge, connecting Denmark and Sweden, is one of the longest combined ro…
https://luxury-cruising.com/8-most-impressive-bridges-to-sai…

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web search NEUTRAL — The south main pillar of the 25 de Abril Bridge goes down 79 meters (about 260 feet) below the water level to hit bedrock. At the time it was finished, that was a world record for the deepest bridge f…
https://filtron.co/why-the-25-de-abril-bridge-still-screams-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The 25 de Abril Bridge is based on the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge [SFOBB] near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA.It has a main span length of 1,013 metres (3,323 ft), making it the …
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/lusoponte/

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Claim 5: “Opened in 1966, the 25 de Abril Bridge is marking its 60th anniversary.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm the bridge opened in 1966. One source explicitly mentions it is marking its 60th anniversary.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 25 de Abril Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte 25 de Abril, 25th of April Bridge, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɨ ˈvĩtɨ (i) ˈsĩku dɨ ɐˈbɾil]) is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, capital …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/25_de_Abril_Bridge

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gigi Zumbado is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tammy Ocampo in Epix's comedy drama series Bridge and Tunnel and as Abril Rodas in ABC's drama series The Rookie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Zumbado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Vasco da Gama Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Vasco da Gama) is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama_Bridge

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Claim 6: “The bridge, suspended by steel cables and supported by orange-coloured metal towers inspired by the Golden Gate in San Francisco, currently has two decks.”

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Multiple sources confirm it is a suspension bridge with red/orange steel towers inspired by/compared to the Golden Gate Bridge. The existence of two decks (road and rail) is implied by other claims and general knowledge of the bridge's structure.

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web search NEUTRAL — 6, 2026 (Lusa) - The 25 Abril Bridge is celebrating six decades of linking Lisbon and Almada on Thursday. It is no longer the only bridge over the River Tagus in the Portuguese capital – the Vasco da …
https://aman-alliance.org/Home/ContentDetail/105604

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web search NEUTRAL — Train Ponte 25 de Abril. The bride connects the city of lisbon to the municipality of Almada on the south bank of the river. It has a total length of 2,277 metres and it is the longest suspension brid…
https://www.tiktok.com/@portugalgreat/video/7391160868160965…

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web search NEUTRAL — The 25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the city of Lisbon, to the municipality of Almada on the left bank of the Tagus river.So, why does the 25 de Abril Bridge look so much like the…
https://www.travelawaits.com/3010088/why-does-the-lisbon-bri…

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Claim 7: “Plans currently foresee the construction of a new road-and-rail crossing between Chelas and Barreiro, as well as a road link between Algés and Trafaria.”

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Claim 8: “a new road-rail link between Chelas and Barreiro is planned.”

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One web source explicitly mentions a planned road-rail link between Chelas and Barreiro, and Wikipedia confirms the existence of the 'Third Tagus Crossing' (TTT) project, which is a road-rail crossing project.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of bridges in Portugal lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bridges_in_Portugal

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuno Rodrigo Martins Portas (23 September 1934 – 27 July 2025) was a Portuguese architect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuno_Portas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Third Tagus Crossing (Portuguese: Terceira Travessia do Tejo; commonly abbreviated as TTT) is a project for a road-rail crossing over the Tagus River, with the aim of connecting the city of Lisbon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Tagus_Crossing

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Claim 9: “During the pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, the lowest figures were recorded, with a daily average of 115,000 and 124,000 vehicles respectively, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE).”

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Claim 10: “The structure was designed to carry rail traffic as well, which only began operating around thirty years after the inauguration.”

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While rail traffic is confirmed to exist, the specific claim that it began operating 'around thirty years after the inauguration' is not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Roborock F25 ACE Wet Dry Vac finally fixes the issues with Roborocks. It has a 10 minute FAST CLEAN + DRY that actually works. It's better made and fea...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKgDlzxwXsE

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web search NEUTRAL — Rail traffic on the 25 de Abril Bridge, which had been interrupted since 9:50 am today between Campolide (Lisbon) and Pragal (Almada), resumed at 11:05 am, “with major delays”, said the transport comp…
https://growstrive.com/94838-9/

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web search NEUTRAL — The bridge didn't start out as the 25 de Abril Bridge. Not even close. When it opened in 1966, it was named the Ponte Salazar, after the dictator António de Oliveira Salazar. He was the guy running th…
https://facol.br/why-the-25-de-abril-bridge-still-screams-wh…

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Claim 11: “the construction involved around 3,000 workers every day, 14 civil engineering companies, 11 of them Portuguese”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), code-named Operation Historic Turn, also known as the 25 April, was a military coup in Portugal by officers that on 25 April 1974 overthrew…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution

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Claim 12: “the bridge’s construction was marked by the relocation of thousands of residents from the Alcântara Valley, evicted to make way for the access roads and pillars.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the eviction of residents from the Alcântara Valley.

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Claim 13: “The most recent rehabilitation and structural reinforcement contract was completed in March 2024.”

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Claim 14: “The charge for a class 1 vehicle has gone from 10 escudos to the current 2.25 euros, although between 1996 and 2010 toll collection was suspended during the month of August.”

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Claim 15: “Currently, according to Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), the 25 April Bridge is used daily by around 150,000 vehicles and 174 trains, serving more than 100 million users a year.”

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Claim 16: “The company also has the support of ISQ (the Institute of Welding and Quality) and LNEC (the National Civil Engineering Laboratory) in structural monitoring of the bridge, as well as that of US-based Parsons, the original designer of the infrastructure”

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Claim 17: “Formerly known as the Salazar Bridge, the first crossing over the Tagus was built in less than four years, during the Estado Novo regime, at a final cost of 4.49 million contos (old Portuguese currency), the equivalent of around 22.39 million euros.”

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Multiple sources confirm it was formerly known as the Salazar Bridge and built during the Estado Novo regime. While the exact cost in contos/euros isn't in the snippets, the historical context is strongly verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ricardo Ribeiro do Espírito Santo Silva (1900–1955) was a Portuguese banker, economist, patron of the arts, and international athlete. A good friend of the Portuguese dictator, António de Oliveira Sa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Espírito_Santo

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Claim 18: “The distance between anchorages is more than two kilometres and the main towers rise 196 metres above water level, while the south pier reaches a depth of around 80 metres below the riverbed.”

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One source confirms the south main pillar goes down 79 meters (approximately 80m) below water level. The other dimensions (2km distance, 196m towers) are not explicitly in the snippets but the depth is corroborated.

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Claim 19: “The maintenance and inspection of the 25 April Bridge cost Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) an average of around 1.6 million euros a year.”

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Claim 20: “The crossing between Lisbon and Almada remains the busiest over the Tagus, with around 150,000 vehicles a day”

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The specific statistic of 150,000 vehicles a day is only mentioned in one web search result ('60 years uniting the banks of the Tagus'). Other sources confirm it is a busy bridge but do not provide this specific number.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lisbon Bridge may refer to: Bridges in the United States: Lisbon Bridge (Lisbon, North Dakota), over the Sheyenne River in Lisbon, North Dakota Bridges in Lisbon, Portugal: 25 de Abril Bridge, a sus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon_Bridge

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