The Bridge of Fontinha (Portuguese: Ponte da Fontinha) is a medieval bridge situated in the civil parish of Roge, in the municipality of Vale de Cambra, Portuguese district of Aveiro.

Bridge of Fontinha

Ponte da Fontinha
Coordinates40°51′13″N 8°18′52″W / 40.853666°N 8.314519°W / 40.853666; -8.314519
Locale Portugal, Vale de Cambra, Roge
Official namePonte de Paço de Mato/Ponte da Fontinha
Other name(s)Ponte de Paço de Mato
Characteristics
DesignMedieval
MaterialReinforced concrete
History
Designerunknown
Location
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History

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The bridge was constructed sometime between the 17th and 18th century.[1]

In 1992, there was a proposal from the Plano Diretor Municipal of Vale de Cambra to classify the structure of local heritage.[1] By 14 September 2006, a dispatch from the IPPAR (forerunner of IGESPAR) closed the process to classify the structure.[1]

Architecture

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Situated in a rural location and isolated, serving an old road between Paço de Mato and Viadal that crosses the Rio Caima.[1] It is located along the steep, cliffs, covered by vegetation and a riverbank dug by kettles.[1] Near the southern margin, but father upstream are the ruins of an old mill constructed in masonry, with ceiling in slate.[1] The road access that descends from Paço de Mato to the bank still retains many segments constructed of cobbled pavement.[1]

Fontinha is a bridge over a simple arch, supported by footings sunk into the banks of the river, with larger staves then length constructed from granite and joined by mortar.[1]

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Dordio, Paulo (2001), SIPA (ed.), Ponte de Paço de Mato/Ponte da Fontinha (IPA.00010204/PT010119070046) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 2 October 2016

Sources

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  • Marques, M.C. de P.V. (1993), Monografia de Vale de Cambra (in Portuguese), Vale de Cambra, Portugal{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also

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