Ponte de Prado, sobre o Cávado

Location: Vila de Prado
Typology: Bridge / Civil Architecture
Classification: National Monument
Construction Date: Middle Ages – original construction; Modern Age – reconstruction
Main Characteristics:
Medieval bridge with later modern reconstruction, featuring a trestle deck supported by nine semicircular arches. Strong triangular cutwaters upstream are reinforced by downstream counter-cutwaters. A niche with benches and a backrest, including an inscription surrounding a coat of arms, is located on one of the central cutwaters. There is also a small rectangular opening on the left bank.