25 de Abril Bridge

Original name	Ponte 25 de Abril
Sted	Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Crosses	Tejo River
Status	In use
Open	1966
Function	Road bridge Railway bridge
Design	Suspension bridge
AADT 2006	150000 Average daily traffic

Length	2 277 m
Height	190 m
Clearance below	70 m
Longest span	1 012 m

See bridge in maps

25 de Abril Bridge is a suspension bridge in the city of Lisbon, capital of Portugal, it crosses the river Tejo.
Construction of the bridge began in 1962, the bridge opened in 1966. The bridge was named Salazar Bridge (Ponte Salazar), in honor of the then Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar.
The bridge was renamed after the Carnation Revolution to 25 de Abril Bridge, the day the revolution had occurred.

In 1999 the bridge was extended to have two railway tracks below decks, in order to achieve this, the bridge had to go through large reinforcements, including higher towers and one extra set of main cables.