Ponte da Fontinha
The Bridge of Fontinha (Portuguese: Ponte da Fontinha) is a medieval is a 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 | |
|---|---|
| Locale |  Portugal, Vale de Cambra, Roge |
| Official name | Ponte de Paço de Mato/Ponte da Fontinha |
| Other name(s) | Ponte de Paço de Mato |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Medieval |
| Material | Reinforced concrete |
| History | |
| Designer | unknown |
History
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
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]
References
Notes
- 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
- Marques, M.C. de P.V. (1993), Monografia de Vale de Cambra (in Portuguese), Vale de Cambra, Portugal