Ponte de S. Vicente, sobre o Rio Homem

Location: Ponte S. Vicente
Typology: Bridge / Civil Architecture
Classification: Unclassified
Construction Date: Late Middle Ages
Main Characteristics:
The bridge consists of three unequal arches: two small semicircular arches on the sides and a larger, slightly pointed central arch. Many of its stones bear the stonemason’s mark. Two strong cutwaters upstream and two buttresses downstream support the water flow. The bridge deck is flanked by the old stone guardrails, characteristic of medieval bridges.