Porto, Portugal

Maria Pia Bridge

Maria Pia Bridge, Porto

Gustave Eiffel's wrought-iron railway bridge of 1877, whose 160-meter arch was the longest single span in the world when it opened. Retired from service in 1991, it survives as a masterpiece of nineteenth-century engineering.

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Location

Coordinates: 41.13972, -8.59722

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