The Luis I Bridge

The Luís I (or Luiz I) Bridge , is a metal arch bridge that spans the Douro River between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal. At the time of construction its span of 172 m was the longest of its type in the world.


Often it is called the Eiffel Bridge, but in fact   Théophile Seyrig, a belgian engineer who worked with Gustav Eiffel until 1947, planned the project for the construction.

There is a myth saying that the bridge is called luiz, and not "Dom luiz "because the king had not appeared at the inauguration.

This building replaced the old suspension bridge called Pencil bridge.