Ponte de Ribeira dos Cobres - Almodôvar, Portugal - Arch Bridges on Waymarking.com

This bridge has an undetermined construction date, probably in the 12th or 13th centuries.

It's 25 meters long, 3 meters wide and it has three perfect arches (Romanesque).

It's likely that there was a previous bridge on the spot from the Roman age.

The bridge was renovated in 1973. It was considerably damaged by centuries of neglection.

Further information, mostly technical, in Portuguese only:
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Length of bridge: 25 m Height of bridge: 3 m What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrian What kind of gap does this bridge cross?: Cobres creek, although most of time its bed is completely dry. Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: No Name of road or trail the bridge services: No road nor trail. Location: Almodôvar, Portugal Date constructed: Not listed

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