Ponte de Santa Clara
Coordinates40°12′22″N 8°25′50″W / 40.20611°N 8.43056°W / 40.20611; -8.43056
CrossesMondego River
LocaleCoimbra, Portugal
Official namePonte de Santa Clara
Maintained byEstradas de Portugal
Characteristics
DesignT-section and haunched girder bridge[1]
History
DesignerEdgar Cardoso
Construction startApril 5, 1951 (1951-04-05)
Construction endOctober 30, 1954 (1954-10-31)
Construction cost 75,000
OpenedOctober 30, 1954 (1954-10-30)
Location

The Ponte de Santa Clara (Portuguese for Santa Clara Bridge) is a t-section and haunched girder bridge completed and opened on 30 October 1954, crossing the Mondego River leading to the town square of Coimbra. It was inaugurated on the same date it opened by prime minister António de Oliveira Salazar for a total cost of 15,000 contos ( 75,000).

References

  1. "Ponte de Santa Clara (Coimbra, 1954)". Structurae. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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