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Ribeira de Cobres Bridge

Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres
Coordinates37°30′42″N 8°03′18″W / 37.511685°N 8.054952°W / 37.511685; -8.054952
Locale Portugal, Almodôvar, Almodôvar e Graça dos Padrões
Heritage statusProperty of Public Interest
Characteristics
MaterialStone masonry (shale), milled brick arches
Total length25 metres (82 ft)
Width3.6 metres (12 ft)
History
Construction start12th century
Construction end13th century
Location
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The Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres (Bridge of Ribeira dos Cobres) is a bridge in the civil parish, in the municipality of Almodôvar in the Portuguese district of Beja.

History

The bridge has been dated to between the 12th and 13th century, using shale rock.[1][2]

By 1758 it was the only bridge crossing the Ribeira dos Cobres.[1][2]

The bridge greatly damaged following seasonal storms in 1970, and repaired in the proceeding months.[1][2]

Architecture

Situated in a transition zone between agricultural lands and urbanized areas, with modern buildings within its proximity (specifically the quartel of the volunteer firefighters).[1] It is located in a valley crossing the Ribeira de Cobres, oriented from east to west, alongside a rural road, 150 metres (490 ft) from the new bridge (linking the margins along the E.N.267).[1]

The bridge is a three arch structure, consisting of three 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) wide arches.[1] Two of these arches are separated from the remaining arch by a reinforced contraforte, with the eastern side of the bridge larger than the western.[1][2] The platform is protected by shale railing, and is 25 metres (82 ft) long by 3.6 metres (12 ft) wide.[1][2]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Mendonça, Isabel (1994), SIPA (ed.), Ponte sobre a Ribeira de Cobres (IPA.00000907/PT040202010003) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 7 January 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e IGESPAR, ed. (2015), Ponte antiga sobre a ribeira de Cobres (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: IGESPAR - Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico, retrieved 7 January 2016

Sources

  • Ribeiro, Aníbal Soares (1998), Pontes Antigas Classificadas (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: MEPAT-JAE

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