Ponte de Aljezur
Bridge of Aljezur Ponte de Aljezur | |
|---|---|
 View of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 37°19′00″N 8°48′12″W / 37.316655°N 8.803261°W |
| Carried | vehicles, pedestrians |
| Crossed | Ribeira de Aljezur |
| Locale | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal, Aljezur, Aljezur |
| Official name | Ponte de Aljezur |
| Heritage status | Included in the Nature Park of Southwest Alentejo and St. Vincent Coast; partially included in the sector plan of Natura 2000 Network (Habitats 3290 and 6420) |
Followed by | Medieval bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 39 metres (128 ft) |
| Width | 6 metres (20 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | unknown |
| Construction start | Middle Ages |
| Opened | 18th century |
| Collapsed | 4 March 1947 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | Aljezur, EN120/Rua 25 de Abril; Largo do Mercado; Largo da Liberdade |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Bridge of Aljezur | |
The Ponte de Aljezur (Bridge of Aljezur) is a bridge located over the Ribeira de Aljezur, in the civil parish of Aljezur, municipality of Aljezur, in the Portuguese district of Faro.[1]
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References
Notes
- ↑ Gordalina, Rosário (2015), SIPA (ed.), Ponte de Aljezur (IPA.00035534) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 16 January 2016
Sources
- Bernardes, João Pedro (2006), "Existem Pontes Romanas no Algarve?", in Pereira, Angelina (ed.), Actas das I Jornadas as vias do Algarve da Época Romana à Actualidade, São Brás de Alportel, Algarve: Câmara Municipal de São Brás de Alportel/CCDR, pp. 14–19
- Câmara Municipal, ed. (1 July 2015), Roteiro do Circuito Histórico-Cultural de Aljezur (PDF), Câmara Municipal de Aljezur
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