The Bridge of Prozelo ( pt, Ponte de Prozelo) is a bridge in the
civil parish
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of
Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros
Ferreiros, Prozelo e Besteiros is a civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and count ...
,
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Amares
Amares () is a municipality in Braga District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,889, in an area of 81.95 km².
The present Mayor is Manuel Moreira, elected by the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
Demographic ...
, in the
Portuguese
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district of
Braga
Braga ( , ; cel-x-proto, Bracara) is a city and a municipality, capital of the northwestern Portuguese district of Braga and of the historical and cultural Minho Province. Braga Municipality has a resident population of 193,333 inhabitants (in ...
, that crosses the
Cávado River
The Cávado River ( pt, rio Cávado; ) is a river located in northern Portugal.
It has its source in Serra do Larouco at an elevation of above sea level. It runs from Fonte da Pipa, near the triangulation station Larouco, to its mouth into th ...
.
History
Sometime during the middle of the 14th century, the bridge was constructed, owing to the acronyms on the structure.
The roadway had its origins in Braga, crossing the Cávado River over the ''port bridge'' in the direction of Amares (where a shelter existed), bisecting at the path to Geira, to the east, or to north, passing the River Homen at the bridge of Caldelas/Rodas in the direction of Ponte da Barca.
[ Passage along the Cávado before the construction of the ''port bridge'' was made to the west between Ribeiro and Lago.][
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Architecture
The bridge is situated in a rural, isolated position over the River Cávado, between the parishes of Pousada (in Braga) and Prozelo (in Amares), in the locality of Ponte do Porto, along the ''Estrada Nacional'' E.N.205 linking Amares and Póvoa de Lanhoso.[ There are several houses that line the roadway near the entrance-way to the north of the bridge.][ The banks of the river is covered in vegetation.][
The bridge is approximately long and over a flat surface with two access ramps.][ The four arches in the horizontal section of the bridge are broken and the high part of the three piers that separate them have eyelets.][ The remaining arcs, ten in number, have unequal dimensions and shape. It includes buttresses with triangular and rectangular talhamares, with the a platform protected by low parapets in granite.][
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* {{citation , title=Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico Classificado, Inventário , location=Lisbon, Portugal , year=1993 , volume=II , publisher=Distrito de Braga , pages=8 , language=Portuguese
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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Pedestrian bridges in Portugal
Prozelo
Ponte Prozelo
Buildings and structures in Amares
Bridges over the Cávado River
Listed bridges in Portugal