Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres
Ribeira de Cobres Bridge Ponte da Ribeira de Cobres | |
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Coordinates | 37°30′43″N 8°03′22″W / 37.512°N 8.056°W |
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Heritage status | Property of Public Interest |
Characteristics | |
Material | Stone masonry (shale), milled brick arches |
Total length | 25 metres (82 ft) |
Width | 3.6 metres (12 ft) |
History | |
Construction start | 12th century |
Construction end | 13th century |
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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
[edit]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 was greatly damaged following seasonal storms in 1970, and repaired in the proceeding months.[1][2]
Architecture
[edit]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
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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
[edit]- Ribeiro, Aníbal Soares (1998), Pontes Antigas Classificadas (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: MEPAT-JAE