Ponte Romana - R. do Rio

Nature in full

An option for the summer

Spectacular location, with some infrastructure but abandoned by the local power. ???

The origin of the bridge is much discussed, having been during the Roman period, with a medieval reconstruction and works in the 16th or 17th century. It has attached the cruise and the wings. Being designated as the Roman Bridge of Estorões, in fact this designation may not be valid in its entirety because its origin is much discussed, linked to the various construction phases. Indeed, the various campaigns of existing works have caused intense doubts, but it cannot be dissociated from the idea that the bridge can have three construction phases, in equal periods of time. However, its origin is believed to have been during the Roman period, with its profile of the easel board and the guards clearly dissonant with regard to the gloom. This was followed by a medieval reconstruction that acted on the filling apparatus and the tray and on the larger opening of the middle arch in relation to the sides. Finishing the entry into the modern era, he had a new campaign of works in the sixteenth or seventeenth century, taking care with greater care with the structure, which results in a greater reinforcement of the carvings that give it a robust image. To the bridge and belonging today, two devices reverent to the sacredness were attached as are the cruise and the wings. The cruise is implanted in the center, in the upstream oriented guards, and the wings at one end of the bridge. The bridge crosses Ribeira de Esporãos in one of the most important roads in the region, which connected Braga and the peninsular northwest. It consists of three perfect-back arches, of which the central one is larger than the lateral ones. Among these formed the triangular carvings. The board is on easel with large guards. So far the bridge is classified as Municipal Interest. The bridge is located on the M1228 road, between the localities of Igreja and Fenas.