25 de Abril Bridge

4.7

A large bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon that looks like San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

proper noun

: Puente 25 de Abril

The 25 de Abril Bridge connects Lisbon to Almada.

Examples

Driving across the 25 de Abril Bridge offers spectacular views of the Tagus River and the Lisbon skyline.
Many tourists mistake the 25 de Abril Bridge for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge due to their striking similarities.
The 25 de Abril Bridge is one of Lisbon's most iconic landmarks, connecting the city to Almada.
Have you ever walked across the 25 de Abril Bridge?
Driving across the 25 de Abril Bridge offers spectacular views of the Tagus River and the Lisbon skyline.
Many tourists mistake the 25 de Abril Bridge for San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge due to their striking similarities.
The 25 de Abril Bridge is one of Lisbon's most iconic landmarks, connecting the city to Almada.

Synonyms

Ponte 25 de Abril

vs25 de Abril Bridge

7.5

A large bridge held by cables across the Tagus River in Lisbon commemorating the 1974 Carnation Revolution

focuses on its visual resemblance to a famous San Francisco suspension bridge

Surface Forms

25 de Abril Bridge main

Morphology

twenty-five + de + Abril + bridge

This is a toponymic name composed of a date phrase and the noun 'bridge': if a learner knows 'twenty-five' (25), 'de' (of), 'Abril' (April) and 'bridge', they can infer it refers to a bridge named for April 25th. Naming a bridge with a date or proper name plus the word 'bridge' is a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, so the referential meaning is immediately recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

25 De Abril Bridge was named for the date April 25, 1974, when a mostly peaceful revolution changed Portugal, so the bridge's name reminds people of that important day and the country's move toward 'freedom'.