Ponte das Taipas

Ponte das Taipas
Ponte das Taipas
Coordinates	41.481947°N 8.344997°W
Crosses	Ave River
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 Ave River 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 (in German)
Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana: Designação: Ponte das Taipas (in Portuguese)
Ministério da Cultura: Ponte do Rio Ave, nas Taipas (in 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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[1] Antikefan: Römische Brücke bei Taipas (in German)

[2] Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana: Designação: Ponte das Taipas (in Portuguese)

[3] Ministério da Cultura: Ponte do Rio Ave, nas Taipas (in Portuguese)

[4] 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.