Ponte Luís I
Ponte Luís I or Ponte de Dom Luís I. Tram and pedestrian bridge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia across the Douro River. The double deck metal arched bridge is older than it looks, built in 1881-1886. The upper span is 1,297 feet (395 m) in length. The upper span was rebuilt in 2003 to carry Porto metro light rail trains.
"Ponte de Dom Luiz Primeiro , which crosses the Douro in a single arch of 560 ft. span. The bridge was constructed by a Belgian company in 1881-85. There are two road-ways, one 33 ft. above the river, the other 200 ft. The upper road-way (traversed by tramways Nos. 13 & 14) affords a superb view of the city and the valley of the Douro".--Baedeker 1913
Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar UNESCO World Heritage site.
DSC_0915
Following its heyday as a world power during the 15th and 16th centuries, Portugal lost much of its wealth and status with the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake, occupation during the Napoleonic Wars, and the independence in 1822 of Brazil a... ... read more 
