Click the photo to view it full size. Click the links below to view the virtual tour.

	Quicktime	:		Large - Fullscreen			Java	:		Large - Fullscreen
	Devalvr	:		Large - Fullscreen			Flash	:		Large - Fullscreen

The bridge connects the towns of Rio on Peloponnese and Antirio on the western mainland. It was inaugurated on August 7, 2004. one week before the opening of the 2004 Athens Olympics. With a length of 2252m, it is one of the world's longest suspension bridges. Its width is 28 meters and it has two vehicle lanes per direction, an emergency lane and a pedestrian walkway. It is widely considered to be an engineering masterpiece due to several innovating tachnological solutions applied to span the difficult site.

Its official name is the Charilaos Trikoupis Bridge. Charilaos Trikoupis was a 19th century Greek prime minister, and suggested the idea of building a bridge between Rio and Antirrio; however, the endeavour was too expensive at the time.

Prior to the building of the bridge the two coasts were linked by ferry service which still continues today. Many drivers still prefer the ferry because it is 60% cheaper (4.50€ vs 10.50€) and only takes about 10 minutes to complete the crossing.