Circular Pedestrian Bridge, also known as Ponte do Laço,[1] is a pedestrian steel bridge above the Canal de São Roque and the Canal dos Botirões, two of the channels of the Aveiro Lagoon.[1] Designed by Luís Viegas and Domingos Moreira,[2] the bridge features an "unusual" circular design that is supported in three margins and suspended by a mast.[3] It opened to the public in May 2006.[4]
Circular Pedestrian Bridge Ponte Pedonal Circular | |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′N 8°40′W / 40.64°N 8.66°W |
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| Designer | Luís Viegas Domingos Moreira |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Início da Obra de Reabilitação da Ponte do Laço". Câmara Municipal de Aveiro (in Portuguese). 15 November 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ Santana, Maria José (2 October 2005). "Aveiro Polis avança com a obra da ponte pedonal circular". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ J. Valença; E. Júlio; H. Araújo. "Application of photogrammetry to bridge monitoring" (PDF). University of Coimbra.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Santana, Maria José (12 May 2006). "Ponte pedonal circular aberta ao público". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 September 2020.
Further reading
edit- C. Barbosa; N. Costa; L. A. Ferreira; F. M. Araújo; H. Varum; A. Costa (2006). "Monitoring the New Circular Pedestrian Steel Bridge over the São Roque and Botirões Channels with Weldable Fiber-Bragg Grating Sensors". Optical Fiber Sensors. The Optical Society. pp. MF4. doi:10.1364/OFS.2006.MF4. hdl:10773/8169. ISBN 1-55752-817-9.
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