Ponte do Freixo
Ponte do Freixo carries the M1 motorway over the Douro River.
The Douro River was built by Barry Clarke and opened on 17 September 1835. Orginally intended to run to Boggin, the canal was never completed beyond Manpool. The Douro River was closed in 1888 when Runfield Boat Lift collapsed. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by the Restore the Douro River campaign.
There is a bridge here which takes a motorway over the canal.
| Ponte da Arrábida | 5.50 km | |
| Ponte Luís I | 2.61 km | |
| Ponte do Infante | 1.94 km | |
| Ponte de D. Maria Pia | 1.51 km | |
| Ponte de São João | 1.33 km | |
| Ponte do Freixo | ||
| Eclusa da Barragem do Crestuma-Lever | 12.71 km | |
| A41 Bridge | 15.98 km | |
| Nova Ponte Hintze-Ribeiro | 38.65 km | |
| Ponte Entre-os-Rios | 38.79 km | |
| Eclusa da Barragem do Carrapatelo | 55.59 km | |
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The Freixo Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte do Freixo) which was inaugurated in 1995 is a Portuguese bridge over the Douro river, connecting Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. The purpose of its construction was to create an alternative to Arrábida and D. Luis I bridges. The designers of the bridge are António Reis and Daniel de Sousa. The bridge with total length of 705 m has 8 spans.