The structure consists of a deck long, supported by two piers on one side of the river and three on the other, with a central arch with a span of and a rise of . It is supported on three pillars in Vila Nova da Gaia and by two pillars in Porto. Two shorter pillars support the arch. The five, interlaced support pillars are constructed of a pyramidal format over granite masonry blocks, over six veins, three of which are on the Gaia side and on the Porto side.