Bridges+presentations


 * Vasco da Gama Bridge**


 * Location:** is located next to the site where Expo '98 stood and today stands Parque das Nações (Park of Nations). It's located on the eastern end of Lisbon which, until the beginning of the nineties, was the poor side of the capital. Basque da Gama Bridge crosses the River Tagus (Rio Tejo ) about 20 km upstream from the 25th April Bridge, Located in the heart of Lisbon.Open a second it north -south corridor and is part of a new road corridor to Spain.


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


 * Materials used:** reinforced concrete structure with main deck stayed to main pylons.


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




 * Solken Bridge**


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


 * Type of bridge:** Arch bridge.


 * Materials used:** stone.


 * Purpose of the bridge:** Railroad (railway) bridge.




 * Eiserner Steg**


 * Location:** is located over the Main river in Frankfurt am Mine, that is located in the middle of Germany.


 * Type of bridge:** Truss bridge


 * Materials used:** in the truss was used steel, and wood in the deck flooring.


 * Purpose of the bridge:** Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)