The new bridge over the Douro, which will link Porto with Gaia via a metro line, will be called “Ponte Don Antonia Ferreira”. Antonia Ferreira, known as “Ferreirinha”, was one of the great leaders in the cultivation of port wine.
The name was chosen by vote, and the names included in the competition were “Ponte Douro”, “Ponte da Boa Viagem”, “Ponte Engenheiro Joaquim Sarmento”, “Ponte da União” and “Ponte da Boa Passage”. The winning option received 45% of the 12,135 votes. Newspaper.
The Ponte Ferreirinha will be the seventh bridge across the Douro River. The bridge, located between Campo Alegre (Porto) and Arrábida (Gaia), will mainly serve the Porto metro which is building a new line (Rubi) that will connect Casa da Música with Santo Ovidio in Gaia. The bridge will also become pedestrian.
Author: morning Post
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