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 | |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′13″N 8°18′52″W / 40.853666°N 8.314519°W |
| Locale |  Portugal, Vale de Cambra, Roge |
| Official name | Ponte de Paço de Mato/Ponte da Fontinha |
| Other name(s) | Ponte de Paço de Mato |
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| Design | Medieval |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
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| Designer | unknown |
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History
editThe 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
editSituated 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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