25 de Abril Bridge
A red suspension bridge across the Tagus linking Lisbon with Almada, opened in 1966 and renamed after the 1974 revolution. The American Bridge Company, which also built the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, built it. Its upper deck carries road traffic, and the lower deck, added in 1999, carries trains.
- Where
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 38.6942, -9.1781
Get the 25 de Abril Bridge stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at 25 de Abril Bridge. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lisbon volume with your photos and a note.
Near 25 de Abril Bridge
National Coach Museum 1.8 km
A museum in Belem, Lisbon, first founded in 1905 as the Royal Coaches Museum. It holds horse drawn coaches and carriages that belonged to the royal houses of Portugal from the 16th to the 19th century.
Christ the King Sanctuary 1.8 km
A Catholic monument on the south bank of the Tagus, with a 28 metre statue of Christ on a tall pedestal. Inaugurated in 1959, it is modelled on the statue in Rio de Janeiro and gives wide views of Lisbon.
National Museum of Ancient Art 2.0 km
Portugal's main art museum, in a former palace in Lisbon. It holds over 40,000 works, including Hieronymus Bosch's triptych The Temptations of Saint Anthony and Japanese Nanban screens. The museum sits in the Palace of the Counts of Alvor in the Santos district, near the Tagus.
Palace of Ajuda 2.3 km
A neoclassical palace in Lisbon begun after the 1755 earthquake and never fully completed. It served as a royal residence in the 19th century and now displays period rooms and royal treasures.
Monument to the Discoveries 2.4 km
A large stone monument on the Tagus waterfront in Belém, shaped like a caravel with Henry the Navigator at the prow. It was built in 1960 to mark 500 years since his death and carries figures from the Age of Discovery.
Jerónimos Monastery 2.4 km
A former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome in the Belém district beside the Tagus. Begun in 1501 in the Manueline style and funded by trade wealth from the voyages of discovery, it holds the tomb of Vasco da Gama and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Estrela Basilica 2.6 km
A Baroque and neoclassical basilica in Lisbon with a large white dome, completed in 1790 on the orders of Queen Maria I. It holds her tomb and a large nativity scene made of cork and terracotta.
Time Out Market Lisboa 3.2 km
A food hall inside the Mercado da Ribeira at Cais do Sodre in Lisbon. The historic market building now holds many food stalls under one roof, with long shared tables where visitors sit and eat.
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Questions
Where is 25 de Abril Bridge?
25 de Abril Bridge is in Lisbon, Portugal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are National Coach Museum (1.8 km), Christ the King Sanctuary (1.8 km), National Museum of Ancient Art (2.0 km).
How do I get the 25 de Abril Bridge stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at 25 de Abril Bridge and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lisbon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to 25 de Abril Bridge before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lisbon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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