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Aerial Photos from Rio–Antirrio bridge; Gefyra S.A. – official site; Harilaos Trikoupis Bridge at Structurae; Video of the bridge taken from cruise ship; Timelapse video of the bridge during Earth Hour 2011 Timelapse showing how the bridge switched off & on the lights during Earth Hour 2011. Rio-Antirio Bridge: Modern Engineering ...
The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος, Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that is the entrance of the Gulf of Corinth. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape ...
Antirrio is situated at the western entrance of the Gulf of Corinth.It is 3 km northwest of Rio, 10 km north of Patras and 9 km southwest of Naupactus. 8 km to the northwest is the 1,039 m high mountain Klokova [4] (also known as Paliovouna), rising steeply from the Gulf of Patras coast.
Patras Western Greece [O 5] ... Former road bridge Footbridge Bay of Argostoli. 1813: Argostoli Ionian Islands [22] 18: Kalogeriko ... Rio–Antirrio Bridge:
The city of Patras from the Dasyllio hill with a view of the Patraikos-Corinthiakos Gulf and the Rio-Antirio Bridge. Of great importance for the biological diversity of the area and the preservation of its climate is the swamp of Agyia , a small and coastal aquatic ecosystem of only 30 ha (74 acres), north of the city centre.
The Rio Castle (Greek: κάστρο του Ρίου), historically known as the Castle of the Morea (Italian: Castello de Morea) in opposition to its counterpart, the Castle of Rumelia at Antirrio, is located at the north tip of the Rio peninsula in Achaea, Greece, at the entrance of the Corinthian Gulf.
Get a taste of Palermo, Italy, with an insider market tour, street food, and sweets in a secluded convent.
I note a recent edit disputed the Rio-Antirio bridge's title as longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, suggesting that in fact the Sunshine Skyway Bridge is longer. This is a bit misleading - the Sunshine Skyway bridge is mostly an elevated viaduct, with only a relatively short cable-stayed section, which seems to be in no way record-breaking.