Ponte 25 de Abril

The sister bridge of the Golden Gate in San Francisco.
The April 25 Bridge… is so beautiful… and busy; plus got it’s name after the revolution of ‘74
This bridge crosses the Tagus river and holds a fascinating marina underneath.
Take the bus across for an exciting ride in both directions, it’s worth the time!

When we were in Lisbon, I spotted this bridge. For a second, I thought that we were back in San Francisco, CA. Its appearance looked very similar to the magnificent Golden Gate Bridge because they have a similar orange color. It also has a feature similar to another bridge in the San Francisco area. Like the Bay Bridge, the Ponte 25 de Abril Bridge has an upper deck and a lower deck. After reading a bit about the history, I learned that both the Bay Bridge and this Lisbon bridge were built by the same company.
It is a very impressive suspension bridge with an equally impressive history. Very cool that the name of the bridge was changed on that date to symbolize Portugal’s freedom from dictatorship!

Ce impressionnant pont suspendu, fait partie du paysage de Lisbonne. Il relie la ville de Lisbonne avec Almada sur la rive sud du fleuve Tejo, il rappelle le Golden Gate Bridge à San Francisco. C’est un pont routier et ferroviaire, le chemin de fer passant au 1er niveau, sous la voie autoroutière, la longueur totale du pont est de 2 277,64 mètres
Vous n’avez pas besoin de vous rendre sur le pont pour l’apprécier, des rives du Tejo vous pouvez obtenir une magnifique vue du pont ;)

Lisbon has so many things about it that reminds me of San Francisco, this bridge plays a huge part in it. I saw it everyday from my hotel balcony and it was just really nice to feel like you’re…in your home state, almost.
The name of the bridge may be weird to some but it’s the day that they changed the power over and it represents it’s independence from the dictator.

A Ponte 25 de Abril é um dos muitos cartões de visita, de Lisboa. E bastante apreciado, também além fronteiras. Recentemente a European Best Destinations (EBD) considerou a Ponte 25 de Abril, como um lugar de visita obrigatória, a nível europeu. São vários os pontos da cidade de onde se pode contemplar esta mega infraestrutura, mas diria, que é nas docas de Alcântara que se consegue ter a noção da dimensão, da imponência e da beleza deste gigante de aço. Para além de fazer as delícias de quem visita Lisboa também é uma importante peça nos fluxos rodoviário e ferroviário entre Lisboa e toda a Margem Sul. Cada vez que passo aqui é impossível não olhar quer para a cidade, lá em baixo, quer para o Tejo, quer para o horizonte do oceano e quase sempre me parece ser a primeira vez. Lisboa está para a Ponte, assim como a Ponte está para Lisboa. A combinação não podia ser mais perfeita.

Sehr beeindruckendes Bauwerk in Lissabon mit guter Fotokulisse.

jolie pont à traverser, il me semble qu’il fait environ 15 km, mais peut-​être que je me trompe
En tout cas, il y a un moment dans l’année où le pont est fermé et ils installent des tables sur toute la longueur pour un faire un géant piqué-​nique.

Los docas de santo mauro es uno de mis sitios preferidos en lisboa siempre me acerco, es impresionante las dimensiones del puente, el trasiego, el ruido. Inolvidable con niños, mejor al anochecer.

Beautiful to sail under although a bit noisy with road and rail traffic (the railway is supported under the bridge. The 25^th of April suspension bridge in is one of the world’s longest suspension bridges at 1.5 miles (2.2 kilometers) long. Built in 1966, its reddish-​orange color makes it look like San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. The brdge was originally named for Portugal’s right-​wing dictator, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, who ruled from 1932 to 1968. After Portugal’s 1974 revolution, residents who supported the revolution started calling the bridge the 25^th of April bridge to celebrate the change in power on April 25, 1974.