Oporto - Ponte de Dom Luis I

Must-see attractions nearby: Ribeira Cathedral Soares dos Reis National Museum Ponte de Dom Luis I Praça da Liberdade Clérigos Tower Igreja do Carmo

The bridge of Louis I, the Ponte de Dom Luis I, leads directly from the center of Oporto to Vila Nova de Gaia. An iron bridge, it was built between 1881 and 1885 by the Belgian Willebroeck Company and spans the Douro in a single arch 172m/565ft wide. There are two roads, the lower one 10m/33ft, the upper one 68m/223ft above the water. From the upper road, which is also open to pedestrians, and from the south end in particular, there are magnificent views of the city and the river within its steeply sloping banks.