Rio Antirrio Bridge, View from Nafpakto Castle, Summer 2019

Posted: September 15, 2019 in bridge, nafpaktos, Patra, Rio_Antirrio, summer, travel, Uncategorized
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View of the Rio-Antirrio Bridge from the Cafe situated in Nafpaktos Castle.

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The Rio–Antirrio Bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντιρρίου), officially the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge, is one of the world’s longest multi-span cable-stayed bridges and longest of the fully suspended type. It crosses the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese peninsula to Antirrio on mainland Greece by road. It opened one day before the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in 12 August 2004. Also, in the opening day the Olympic Flame has crossed the bridge.

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