Ria Bridge

The Ria Bridge stretches 700 meters across the Ria de Pontevedra with two independent carriageways supported by V-shaped legs and a box girder structure.

Engineers Leonardo Fernández Troyano, Javier Manterola Armisén, and Amando López Padilla designed this infrastructure project, which began construction in December 1989.

The bridge connects the Mollavao neighborhood of Pontevedra with A Puntada area in Poio municipality, transforming local transportation patterns after its 1992 completion.

Each day, approximately 50,000 vehicles traverse this section of the Atlantic Motorway, making it a primary connection point for north-south traffic through Pontevedra.

The structure features twin V-shaped piers as intermediate support in its central section, with foundations positioned directly in the Ria de Pontevedra riverbed.

Location: Pontevedra

Inception: March 25, 1992

Official opening: March 25, 1992

Length: 700 m

Width: 25 m

Made from material: reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete

Part of: Atlantic Motorway (Spain)

GPS coordinates: 42.42656,-8.65472

Latest update: March 6, 2025 18:26