There’s a skatepark and a pump track below it, and it stands over Parque do Tejo, a park where locals jog, cycle, walk their dogs, and play soccer. You don’t need to drive over it to get a close-up view, as it’s possible to walk under it, following the waterfront promenade of the Parque das Nações district. The bridge is 13km (8 miles) long and seems to almost vanish into the distance. It connects Lisbon to southern Portugal and Spain, and was named after Portugal’s famous explorer on the 500th anniversary of his voyage to India, which opened maritime trade between the East and the West for the first time. Parque do Tejo with a view of Vasco da Gama Bridge The Vasco da Gama Bridge was inaugurated in 1998 as Europe’s longest and remains one of the largest in the world (it’s longer than Öresund Bridge, which links Denmark and Sweden).
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