The 25 de Abril Bridge is such a beautiful bridge but so poorly adapted for photographers. Come on! It is just asking to stand in the middle of it and shoot all that symmetricity.
But nope. No stopping on the bridge.
No pedestrians or bike lanes.
I guess there is a reason for that - it is way harder for suicidal people to jump of it. And since it is really tall one and the river is big and wide, the death is guaranteed.
The view from it is breathtaking though! Ocean on one side, wide river on the other. Later in the evening you can even catch a sunset on the ocean side.
The bridge was built in 1966 on the Tagus river connecting Lisbon to the other side in Almada. I believe back then it was the only bridge connecting the capital to the other side. It has two decks: upper one for cars and bottom one for trains.
Now there is another one - Vasco da Gama Bridge further inland on the other side of Lisbon. It is the second longest bridge in Europe. Google it. It is freaking amazing too!
Here is a fun fact: When you stand close to the bridge you will head a humming sound of the cars driving though it.
I found a recording of it in Wikipedia.
I heard it once myself and first I had no idea where the damn sounds comes from!
Pretty cool :)
My little traveling buddy likes it too :)
Shot with Sony a7 + Helios 44-2 58mm lens
All photos and text are my own.
