Once again the responsibility of conceiving the project of a bridge was placed upon Edgar Cardoso. This time, the plan was to create a project for a railway bridge that would replace the old D. Maria Pia Bridge. This railway structure adopts a solution consisting of a portico with three spans (two measuring 125m and one of 250m), set upon majestic pillars founded at the riverbed, by each of the banks. The inauguration took place on 24 July 1991, S. João Day.
