BRIDGES EXPERIENCE 2H-Private Yacht Tour in the city of Porto

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Overview

Let yourself be captivated by the magic of the bridges and (re)discover two cities by the river (Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia).

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What's included

passenger insurance

Diesel

Crew

All fees and/or taxes

Snacks

Meeting and pickup

Travelers meet at the meeting point.

Meeting point

At the entrance to the Marina, next to the Volta Douro cafe.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Porto

Welcome drink | Start of the voyage with destination downstream from Marina do Freixo | Passage through Ponte do Freixo | Passage through Ponte S. João | Passage through the Maria Pia Bridge | Passage through Ponte D. Henrique | Passage through the Luís I Bridge | Brief stop to contemplate the two riverside areas | Passage through the Arrábida Bridge | Return to Freixo Marina
Ponte da Arrabida

2 min

The Arrábida Bridge is an arch bridge over the Douro River that connects Porto (through the Arrábida area) to Vila Nova de Gaia.
Since the 1930s, it was necessary to create alternative connections to the old bridges (D. Maria Pia and D. Luís bridges) in order to respond to the growing flow of road traffic.
At the time of its construction in 1963, the bridge had the largest reinforced concrete arch of any bridge in the world.
The total length of the platform is 614.6m, with a width of 26.5m. Its span is 270 m, and 52 m of arrow, this arch consists of two parallel hollow ribs, 8 m wide, linked together by longitudinal and transverse bracing. It had two carriageways and two side lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. In the 1990s, the number of road lanes was changed.
The engineer responsible for its design and construction was Edgar António de Mesquita Cardoso, who had the collaboration of the architect Inácio Peres Fernandes and the engineer José Francisco de Azevedo e Silva.
Luis I Bridge

5 min

Ponte Infante Dom Henrique, also known as Ponte do Infante, is a road bridge that connects Vila Nova de Gaia to Porto, over the Douro River in Portugal.
Engineer José Antonio Fernández Ordóñez was responsible for the design of this bridge, designed by engineers António Adão da Fonseca and Francisco Millanes Mato.
The bridge is 371 meters long and 20 meters wide, with two carriageways in each direction. It has a 1 m wide central divider and 3 m side walkways with security guard and guardrails. The lighting is placed at a low level, allowing perfect lighting of the road, without shadows.