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Mildly interesting; the main bridge in Lisbon, Portugal (Ponte de 25 abril) was built by the same company as the golden gate bridge and looks almost identical.

• lqet 5y ago
  > the main bridge in Lisbon, Portugal (Ponte de 25 abril) was built by the same company as the golden gate bridge I don't think this is true, according to Wikipedia, the Golden Gate Bridge was build by McClintic-Marshall, and the Ponte de 25 abril by the American Bridge Company [0]. You might be confusing this with the Bay Bridge [1], which was build by the same company and also had rail service until 1963. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bridge_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bridge_Company [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_...
  • schoen 5y ago
    It is especially confusing to visitors from San Francisco, because the bridge has an architectural design like the Bay Bridge, but is painted orange like the Golden Gate Bridge!
    • WWLink 5y ago
      i guess it kinda sorta does. but not really.