Avenida 25 de Abril (Póvoa de Varzim)

Avenida 25 de Abril is an avenue that surrounds, by the east, the city of

Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim (, ) is a Portugal, Portuguese city in Norte Region, Portugal, Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho River, Minho ...

, in Portugal. It stretches from Avenida do Mar to the city limits with

Vila do Conde Vila do Conde (, ; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurar ...

. The avenue has almost 3 km long and is considered structural to the urbanization of inland Póvoa. The avenue is known for its large number of roundabouts and serpent-shape, the City Hall justified this option due to speeds limits not being respected, a known problem on national highway 13 that crosses the city center, and in order not to implement traffic lights. The idea for the avenue occurred in 1982 to architect Carvalho Dias and started being urbanized in early 2000s, prior to the urbanization the Industrial Area of Barreiros and a couple of houses existed there. The first smaller section was rapidly urbanized and became one of the most central areas in the city. In 2007, the remaining avenue opened, a new central garden and a monument to the parishes of Póvoa de Varzim, by sculptor Fernando Gonçalves da Silva, was inaugurated. But the urbanization of this new area failed and led the city hall to change the urbanization plan in order to motivate promoters. A northern expansion, throw the city park, is also planned. {{DEFAULTSORT:Avenida 25 de Abril (Povoa de Varzim) Geography of Póvoa de Varzim Roads in Portugal Vila do Conde