4.6.5 The New Cycle Bridge
Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho
Location HERE.
Just south of Rotunda do Relógio, which in turn is at the south end of the approach road to the Airport.
This one is especially for sustainable transportation nerds, and indeed cycling nerds, and is included for one reason: over recent years, the authorities in Lisbon have appeared to give lip service to those walking and cycling - what the Mayor called “soft transport” when he opened this bridge.
There had been a footbridge (with steps at both sides) at this location, with those not wanting to lug their cycles across it having to make to with a light-controlled crossing on the flat. There had also been politicians making noises about removing cycle lanes elsewhere in the city.
The opening of this new bridge confirms that Lisbon is serious about walking and cycling - and segregating those modes from the city’s road traffic.
There is step free access to both ends of the bridge, plus steps at the west side. A circle of seating appears at first not to have any cover, but the climbing plants will probably provide shade before too long. The placement of this new crossing gives a connection between cycling routes across the north-west and north-east of Lisbon.
One reminder that you are close to the Airport, apart from the closeness of aircraft stabled outside Terminal 2, is that any northerly component in the wind direction brings the tell-tale whiff of aircraft fuel.
Buses 705 from Roma-Areeiro station and Oriente; 708 from Martim Moniz and Oriente; and 722 from Restauradores. 705 and 722 also serve the Airport.
Location HERE.
Just south of Rotunda do Relógio, which in turn is at the south end of the approach road to the Airport.
There had been a footbridge (with steps at both sides) at this location, with those not wanting to lug their cycles across it having to make to with a light-controlled crossing on the flat. There had also been politicians making noises about removing cycle lanes elsewhere in the city.
The opening of this new bridge confirms that Lisbon is serious about walking and cycling - and segregating those modes from the city’s road traffic.
There is step free access to both ends of the bridge, plus steps at the west side. A circle of seating appears at first not to have any cover, but the climbing plants will probably provide shade before too long. The placement of this new crossing gives a connection between cycling routes across the north-west and north-east of Lisbon.
Buses 705 from Roma-Areeiro station and Oriente; 708 from Martim Moniz and Oriente; and 722 from Restauradores. 705 and 722 also serve the Airport.
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