Which bridge in Portugal is named after the explorer who commanded the first voyage to India by sea?

The Vasco da Gama Bridge is the Portuguese bridge named after the explorer Vasco da Gama.

Vasco da Gama commanded the Portuguese expedition that reached India by sea in 1498, opening a major maritime route from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope. Lisbon’s long Tagus crossing takes his name as a symbol of Portugal’s seafaring history.

The bridge opened in 1998, exactly 500 years after da Gama’s arrival in India. Its route crosses the Tagus estuary east of central Lisbon and was built to reduce congestion on the older 25 de Abril Bridge.

The 25 de Abril Bridge is also a famous Lisbon landmark, but it honors the date of Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution. The Vasco da Gama Bridge is the much longer crossing and extends for about 17.2 kilometres including its viaducts.