The Ponte da Palhaça is a bridge crossing the ''Ribeira da Tojeira'' in the
civil parish
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of
Palhaça,
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro () is a town and a municipality in the district of Aveiro in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,729, in an area of 335.27 km2. It had 16,994 eligible voters in 2006. The town itself had a population of 3,077 in 2001.
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in the
Portuguese
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district of
Aveiro.
History
The bridge is situated along a deactivated roadway, but actually served as an important arterial until the 19th century.
Yet, information from the period indicate that cattle could cross the bridge.
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Sometime in the 20th century the bridge was reconstructed, but since became buried up to the arches.][
On 2 April 1992, the DRCoimbra proposed the classification of the bridge as a cultural heritage site.][ On May 13 a dispatch by Vice-President of the IPPC was issued in order to validate this proposition, but the proposal expired by 23 October 2009.][
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Architecture
The structure was situated east of the village of Palhaça, crossing the affluents of the ''Ribeira da Tojeira''.[ It is a bridge constructed of clay (a popular material in a region to substitute stone).][
The bridge was structurally a one-arched structure, with flat surface, constructed of tile with lime mortar.][
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See also
*List of bridges in Portugal
This list of bridges in Portugal lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
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References
Palhaca
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