Ponte de São João
The Ponte de São João or St John's Bridge is a railway bridge in Portugal. It was designed by engineer Edgar Cardoso and replaced the functionality of the still standing Gustav Eiffel wrought iron Maria Pia Bridge in 1991.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maria Pia Bridge and Dom Luís I Bridge.
Maria Pia Bridge
Bridge
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Maria Pia Bridge, commonly known as Dona Maria Pia Bridge, is a railway bridge built in 1877 and attributed to Gustave Eiffel. It is situated between the Portuguese Northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Maria Pia Bridge is situated 160 metres northwest of Ponte de São João.
Dom Luís I Bridge
Bridge
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The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as Dom Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. Dom Luís I Bridge is situated 1 km west of Ponte de São João.
Infante Dom Henrique Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Andrey Filippov 安德烈, CC BY 2.0.
The Infante Dom Henrique Bridge, commonly known as Infante Bridge, is a road bridge across the Douro River in Greater Porto, Portugal. The bridge is upriver from the Dom Luís I Bridge and downriver from the Maria Pia Bridge. Infante Dom Henrique Bridge is situated 540 metres northwest of Ponte de São João.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontainhas and Encosta dos Guindais.
Encosta dos Guindais
Neighborhood
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Encosta dos Guindais is a neighborhood.
Santo Ildefonso
Neighborhood
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Santo Ildefonso is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória. The population in 2011 was 9,029, in an area of 1.24 km2.
Ponte de São João
- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge in Porto, Portugal
- Categories: railway bridge, concrete bridge, and transportation
- Location: Bonfim, Porto, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.1384° or 41° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
-8.59629° or 8° 35′ 47″ westOpen location code
8CHH4CQ3+9FOpenStreetMap ID
way 690242771OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7228153
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Ponte de São João” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣乔安桥”
- Dutch: “Ponte de São João”
- Esperanto: “Ponte de São João”
- Esperanto: “Ponto Sankta Johano”
- French: “Ponte de São João”
- German: “Ponte de São João”
- German: “São-João-Brücke”
- Indonesian: “Jembatan São João”
- Malay: “Ponte de São João”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ponte de São João”
- Polish: “Ponte de São João”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de s. joão”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de S. João”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de são joão”
- Portuguese: “Ponte de São João”
- Spanish: “puente de São João”
- Spanish: “Puente de São João”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro Náutico Eng. Edgar Cardoso and Laboratório Engenheiro Edgar Cardoso.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponte de São João”. Photo: Joseolgon, Public domain.