Ponte 25 de Abril
Suspension bridge spanning the Tagus, renamed in 1974 to honor Portugal's democratic revolution.
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This guide to the Ponte 25 de Abril in Lisbon opens with the bridge's 1966 debut as Ponte Salazar, named for the dictator whose government built it, using American engineers and the same International Orange paint as the Golden Gate. It carries the story into the early hours of April 25th, 1974, when rebel army units moved through Lisbon before dawn and blocked the bridge to keep loyalist troops from reaching the city. Picture the brass sign on the main pillar as you look up at the towers and cables, unchanged since that morning.
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