The Portuguese road operator Infraestruturas de Portugal is to tender a €13 million contract for refurbishment of the international bridge over the Guadiana river, connecting Vila Real de Santo Antonio in Portugal and Ayamonte in Spain.
The work will take 18 months and the cost will be shared by both countries, a report in Diário Económico said.
Around 80% of the river is in Portugal.
The river flows east to west through Spain, then south through Portugal, then forming the Spanish-Portuguese border, it flows into the Gulf of Cádiz, part of the Atlantic Ocean, between Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal and Ayamonte in Spain.
The bridge is the southernmost land crossing between Portugal and Spain, just north of the mouth of the mouth of Guadiana River which flows into the Gulf of Ccadiz.
Most of the bridge, a cable-stayed structure with a deck of prestressed concrete and completed in 1991, in Portuguese territory.
The bridge is 666m long with the central span between the main towers being 324m long. The deck stands 20m above the river, allowing the navigation of ocean-going vessels.
The two towers are around 95m high. The Spanish side tower sits on an artificial island.
The work will take 18 months and the cost will be shared by both countries, a report in Diário Económico said.
Around 80% of the river is in Portugal.
The river flows east to west through Spain, then south through Portugal, then forming the Spanish-Portuguese border, it flows into the Gulf of Cádiz, part of the Atlantic Ocean, between Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal and Ayamonte in Spain.
The bridge is the southernmost land crossing between Portugal and Spain, just north of the mouth of the mouth of Guadiana River which flows into the Gulf of Ccadiz.
Most of the bridge, a cable-stayed structure with a deck of prestressed concrete and completed in 1991, in Portuguese territory.
The bridge is 666m long with the central span between the main towers being 324m long. The deck stands 20m above the river, allowing the navigation of ocean-going vessels.
The two towers are around 95m high. The Spanish side tower sits on an artificial island.
