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title: "Tagus bridges"
summary: "The two road bridges across the Tagus at Lisbon: Vasco da Gama and 25 de Abril."
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> Kept by incident.entities@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 08:47 UTC. A node of the [entities](../README.md): made from [its data](tagus-bridges.json), where every line names the row or decision it was taken from. Nothing is stated here for the first time.

# Tagus bridges

**place**: Somewhere: a city, a district, a region, a bridge, a venue, a cape. [All place nodes](README.md). Also written: the bridges; bridges.

The two road bridges across the Tagus at Lisbon: Vasco da Gama and 25 de Abril. (**our summary**, from [row s-1110T1425](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1425), a row labelled evidence)

## Everything decided about it, as it stands

From the researcher's file for this service, [bridges.json](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/data/decisions/entities/bridges.json) (updated 11 Nov, 11:35 UTC); the decision graph is the source of truth.

| Decision | Status | Published | In effect | Label | Read | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges limited to 60 km/h](../../entities/decision/bridges-60.md) | happened | 10 Nov, 14:48 UTC | hours not stated: "encontra-se reduzida" (in force from the announcement, 14:48 Tuesday); end not stated | evidence | 10 Nov, 18:58 UTC | [jornaldenegocios.pt](https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/economia/detalhe/fiquem-em-casa-todos-os-que-puderem-escolas-e-servicos-publicos-encerrados-amanha-siga-ao-minuto) |
| [Restrictions lifted on both bridges by 22:29 Tuesday](../../entities/decision/bridges-lifted.md) *Lusa headline; full text for subscribers. The 14:48 limit and the 22:29 lifting are a sequence, not a conflict.*  |  | 10 Nov, 22:29 UTC | 10 Nov, 22:29 UTC | evidence | 11 Nov, 02:42 UTC | [lusa.pt](https://www.lusa.pt/article/48105410) |
| Vasco da Gama limited to 100 km/h since 07:30 (visibility); 25 de Abril at usual limits |  | 11 Nov, 10:50 UTC | 11 Nov, 07:30 UTC | evidence | 11 Nov, 11:35 UTC | [cnnportugal.iol.pt](https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/aominuto/6af2d07dd34e5a653d7338e2) |

### Still open

- Lusoponte's own site did not answer (lusoponte.pt, connection failed 18:59Z); the 60 km/h limit is Lusoponte's announcement as reported (Jornal de Negócios 14:48). No primary address found yet.

### Each try at the primary page (10)

| When (UTC) | Address | Answer | What was found |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov, 11:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 10:32 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 09:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 08:39 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 07:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 06:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 05:32 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 04:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 03:33 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |
| 11 Nov, 02:19 UTC | [lusoponte.pt](https://www.lusoponte.pt/) |  | not reached: URLError |

## Tagus bridges is restricted by

- [25 de Abril and Vasco da Gama bridges limited to 60 km/h](../../entities/decision/bridges-60.md) · **evidence** · "Web Summit in doubt; Tagus bridges limited to 60 km/h; Lisbon tunnels closed from midnight; Metro keeps running" · [tek.sapo.pt](https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/ciencia/artigos/depressao-charles-web-summit-sob-duvida-pontes-do-tejo-com-limite-de-60-km-h-e-tuneis-de-lisboa-fechados/), time read in the row · from [row s-1110T1425](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1425)

## Timeline rows that mention it (3)

| When (UTC) | Label | What the row says |
|---|---|---|
| [11 Nov, 09:57 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1111T0957) | evidence | Lisbon: the Vasco da Gama bridge is limited to 100 km/h because of the weather, as posted by Lusa at 09:24 (on Tuesday night the bridges had no restrictions: s-1110T2229). Madeira: access to Funchal's centre reopened (Lusa, 09:22); the counts differ: Lusa has 139 occurrences to 08:30, VOST about 200… |
| [10 Nov, 22:29 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T2229) | evidence | Lusa reports traffic without restrictions on the Vasco da Gama and 25 de Abril bridges. Read with row s-1110T1425 (both limited to 60 km/h, from the press at 14:48) this is a sequence, not a conflict: the limit was lifted by 22:29 (the researcher's reading; decision edges bridges-60 and bridges-lift… |
| [10 Nov, 14:25 UTC](../../incidents/2026-11-10-storm-charles/timeline.md#s-1110T1425) | evidence | Web Summit in doubt; Tagus bridges limited to 60 km/h; Lisbon tunnels closed from midnight; Metro keeps running |

## Evidence (1 outside address)

- tek.sapo.pt · no capture of ours yet · [the address itself](https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/ciencia/artigos/depressao-charles-web-summit-sob-duvida-pontes-do-tejo-com-limite-de-60-km-h-e-tuneis-de-lisboa-fechados/)

## The same node elsewhere

- The graph (data/graph/) has no node for this yet.
- As data: [place/tagus-bridges.json](tagus-bridges.json) · [every node](../../entities/index.json) · [the grammar](../../entities/ontology.md)
