Ponte das Taipas
| Ponte das Taipas | |
|---|---|
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| Coordinates | 41°28′55″N 8°20′42″W / 41.481947°N 8.344997°WCoordinates: 41°28′55″N 8°20′42″W / 41.481947°N 8.344997°W |
| Crosses | Ave |
| Locale | Caldas das Taipas, Guimarães, Portugal |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Deck slab bridge |
  Ponte das Taipas Location in Portugal | |
The Ponte das Taipas is a deck slab bridge across the river Ave in Caldas das Taipas, Portugal. Contrary to some sources which classify the structure as a Roman bridge,[1] it was built in the modern age.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Antikefan: Römische Brücke bei Taipas (German)
- ↑ Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana: Designação: Ponte das Taipas (Portuguese)
- ↑ Ministério da Cultura: Ponte do Rio Ave, nas Taipas (Portuguese)
- ↑ Additionally, neither O’Connor, Colin: Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4, nor Galliazzo, Vittorio: I ponti romani. Catalogo generale, Vol. 2, Edizioni Canova, Treviso 1994, ISBN 88-85066-66-6 list a Roman bridge at Caldas das Taipas or its vicinity.
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