Bridges_presentations


 * Vasco da Gama Bridge**

**Location:** On the eastern end of Lisbon, Portugal, over the Tagus River. **Type of bridge:** cable-stayed bridge, the longest in Europe and one of the largest of its kind in the world. **Materials used:** concrete and steel cables.
 * Purpose of the bridge:** alternative north-south passage in Lisbon and reduces traffic congestion.




 * Solkan Bridge**

**Location:** over the river Soca in western Slovenia. **Type of bridge:** arch bridge, second longest stone arch in the world and the longest stone arch among train bridges **Materials used:** stone
 * Purpose of the bridge:** incorporation of Solkan into the urban area of Nova Gorica.




 * Eiserne Steg Bridge **


 * Location:** Frankfurt am Main
 * Type of bridge:** truss bridge
 * Materials used:** steel
 * Purpose of the bridge:** connects the Römerberg with the Sachsenhausen District