This is not the first bridge to connect the north to the south of the country, there was already the April 25 Bridge, but it did not have enough traffic capacity, so an alternative Vasco da Gama Bridge was built. The bridge was opened on Maand commemorates the 500th anniversary of the explorer's arrival in India (the year 1498). The bridge takes its name from the most important Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, who was the first European to reach India by sea from the Atlantic Ocean. The height of the bridge is 150 meters, its width is 31 meters, and its distance from the water surface is 45 meters. The bridge is 17,185 metres long, of which 829 metres is the length of the main span, 11.5 km is the length of the other strand spans and 4.8 km are access viaducts and junctions. The Vasco da Gama Bridge is the longest bridge in Europe, measuring over 17 km long and connecting the northern and southern parts of Portugal.
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