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[P] Portugal | road infrastructure • Estradas de Portugal
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What happened? Is everything gone for good? 
Well, I'm going to restart it with a portuguese road map of 1984. 34 years ago, only small streches of A1, A2 and A5 (N7 at the time) near Lisbon and Porto were in service. Zero expressways built. All that existed was a big, substandard, still-to-complete national road network:
Well, I'm going to restart it with a portuguese road map of 1984. 34 years ago, only small streches of A1, A2 and A5 (N7 at the time) near Lisbon and Porto were in service. Zero expressways built. All that existed was a big, substandard, still-to-complete national road network:
^^
1944
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2014
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1944
2014
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Any news about the former thread? Is there any chance of bringing it back?
1944 picture, not 1984.^^
1984
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:yes:
Best photo:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...CHMYCw/s1600-h/Auto-Estrada-Lisboa-Estdio.185
The Duarte Pacheco Bridge. Back then Estoril had half the kings and princes in Europe living there in exile.
https://structurae.net/structures/duarte-pacheco-viaduct
Porto - Vila do Conde (01.02.2018)
01. Ponte da Arrábida
Ponte da Arrábida by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A20
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A20 - saída Boavista by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A20 - saída Boavista by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A28
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A28 - saída Srª da Hora by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A4 Matosinhos by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Leixões by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Exponor by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Perafita by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Perafita by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A41 Maia by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Lavra by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Vila do Conde by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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Av. do Atlântico by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
01. Ponte da Arrábida
Ponte da Arrábida by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A20
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A20 - saída Boavista by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A20 - saída Boavista by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A28
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A28 - saída Srª da Hora by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A4 Matosinhos by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Leixões by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Exponor by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Perafita by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Perafita by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A41 Maia by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Lavra by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Vila do Conde by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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Av. do Atlântico by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
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Vila do Conde - Amarante (01.02.2018)
A28
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A41 Maia by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A41
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A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A41 - saída VRI by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
VRI
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VRI - saída Moreira by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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VRI - saída Leixões by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A4
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A4 - saída Leça do Balio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Gueifães by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A3 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel de Águas Santas by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Ermesinde by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Valongo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Baltar by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Paredes by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Penafiel sul by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Penafiel by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A11 Felgueiras by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Amarante by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
A28
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A28 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída Mindelo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A28 - saída A41 Maia by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A41
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A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A41 - saída VRI by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
VRI
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VRI - saída Moreira by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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VRI - saída Leixões by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A4
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A4 - saída Leça do Balio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Gueifães by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A3 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel de Águas Santas by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Ermesinde by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Valongo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A41 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Baltar by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Paredes by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Penafiel sul by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Penafiel by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A11 Felgueiras by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Amarante by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
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IP3 | Coimbra - Viseu
It's probably the only motorway link still missing in the portuguese road network: the substitution of current expressway IP3 between Viseu and Coimbra is likely to finally develop in the coming years.
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The road has a very substandard layout and was one of deadliest in Portugal until, in the main 00's, road authorities decided to separate both traffic directions with concrete barriers: https://www.google.pt/maps/@40.3045...4!1sbUNnY84v0-MG8xhT55IlXw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
IP3 is the main connection bewteen the two provincial capitals but also the fastest and cheapest way to connect the northeast with the capital Lisbon. Nowadays it carries about 13000 vpd near Viseu and 22000 vpd near Coimbra, and congestion in the main holidays is pretty common. A new environmental analysis is underway and, as far as the first available map shows, the new motorway will depart from the provisional end of A13 at Ceira, Coimbra, heading northeast in a new alignment until it meets current IP3 near Santa Comba Dão. The remaining section towards Viseu will probably result of a duplication of the actual road given the smoother terrain of the region.
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The new motorway will take the name of one of the motorways it will connect (A13 or A24) and will have circa 70 km.
It's probably the only motorway link still missing in the portuguese road network: the substitution of current expressway IP3 between Viseu and Coimbra is likely to finally develop in the coming years.
The road has a very substandard layout and was one of deadliest in Portugal until, in the main 00's, road authorities decided to separate both traffic directions with concrete barriers: https://www.google.pt/maps/@40.3045...4!1sbUNnY84v0-MG8xhT55IlXw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
IP3 is the main connection bewteen the two provincial capitals but also the fastest and cheapest way to connect the northeast with the capital Lisbon. Nowadays it carries about 13000 vpd near Viseu and 22000 vpd near Coimbra, and congestion in the main holidays is pretty common. A new environmental analysis is underway and, as far as the first available map shows, the new motorway will depart from the provisional end of A13 at Ceira, Coimbra, heading northeast in a new alignment until it meets current IP3 near Santa Comba Dão. The remaining section towards Viseu will probably result of a duplication of the actual road given the smoother terrain of the region.
The new motorway will take the name of one of the motorways it will connect (A13 or A24) and will have circa 70 km.
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On this 1984 map, which motorway is the one built in 1940es?What happened? Is everything gone for good?
Well, I'm going to restart it with a portuguese road map of 1984. 34 years ago, only small streches of A1, A2 and A5 (N7 at the time) near Lisbon and Porto were in service. Zero expressways built. All that existed was a big, substandard, still-to-complete national road network:
Madeira Island
VE-3 » Fajã de Ovelha to Ponta do Pargo
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The 4 tunnels were already finished in 2008 when the construction hault due to economic crisis of the Madeira Autonomus Goverment, but the acess roads weren`t.
The data on the regional newspapers is that the connection will be finished is the summer of 2020 and it will cost 75M€.
So:
- Extension: 5719m;
- 4 tunnels with the lenght of 135m, 1218m, 427m e 409m and an emergency gallery on the tunnel of 1218m with a length of 332m;
- 6 bridges;
- 4 roundabouts
VE-3 » Fajã de Ovelha to Ponta do Pargo
The 4 tunnels were already finished in 2008 when the construction hault due to economic crisis of the Madeira Autonomus Goverment, but the acess roads weren`t.
The data on the regional newspapers is that the connection will be finished is the summer of 2020 and it will cost 75M€.
So:
- Extension: 5719m;
- 4 tunnels with the lenght of 135m, 1218m, 427m e 409m and an emergency gallery on the tunnel of 1218m with a length of 332m;
- 6 bridges;
- 4 roundabouts
Amarante - Lamego (01.02.2018)
N15
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N15 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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M570 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A4
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A4 - saída Mesão Frio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Mesão Frio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel do Marão by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel do Marão by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Mondim de Basto by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A24 Viseu by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A24
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A24 - saída Sabrosa by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
N15
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N15 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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M570 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A4
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A4 - saída Mesão Frio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Mesão Frio by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel do Marão by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Túnel do Marão by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Mondim de Basto by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída IP4 Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - Viaduto do Corgo by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída Vila Real by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
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A4 - saída A24 Viseu by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
A24
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A24 - saída Sabrosa by Carlos Amaro, no Flickr
:cheers:
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kay:
A4 - Rio Tua
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