Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas

Roman bridge of Rio Brenhas
Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas
Locale  Portugal, Moura, Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador
Official name Ponte Romana sobre o Rio Brenhas
Other name(s) Ponte Romana do Rio Moura/Ponte de Moura
Heritage status Property of Public Interest
Imóvel de Interesse Público

The Ponte Romana do Rio Brenhas (Roman bridge of Rio Brenhas), sometimes known simply as the Ponta Romana de Moura or Ponte de Moura, is bridge built during the Roman occupation of the Iberian peninsula, that crosses the River Brenhas in the civil parish of Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador in the municipality of Moura in the Portuguese district of Beja.

History

It was constructed during the Roman occupation, and integrated with the Via de Ebora, that began in the Rossio do Carmo and extended to the port of Ébora, along the Guadiana River, linking the Roman villa along the Ribeira de Ardila.[1]

Architecture

The bridge is located off the EN255 roadway, along a dirt road on exiting the city of Moura in the direction of Amareleja.[1] It is situated along an isolated, rural plain surrounded by olive orchards, and dense vegetation.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Mendonça, Isabel (1994), SIPA, ed., Ponte Romana sobre o Rio Brenhas (IPA.00000986/PT040210070004) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, retrieved 8 January 2016

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