Ponte Nova da Cava da Velha
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Ponte Nova da Cava da Velha is an old Roman bridge
in Portugal
. It is located in Viana do Castelo District, over the Castro Laboreiro River, on the perimeter of the Peneda-Park, 3 km south of Castro Laboreiro
. The structure does not appear in the two most comprehensive lists of Roman bridges.
Roman bridge
Roman bridges, built by ancient Romans, were the first large and lasting bridges built. Roman bridges were built with stone and had the arch as its basic structure....
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It is located in Viana do Castelo District, over the Castro Laboreiro River, on the perimeter of the Peneda-Park, 3 km south of Castro Laboreiro
Castro Laboreiro
Castro Laboreiro is a village in northern Portugal, one of the 18 parishes of the Melgaço munincipality, in the district of Viana do Castelo. It is in the mountain range of the Laboreiro. As of 2001 the area had 726 inhabitants...
. The structure does not appear in the two most comprehensive lists of Roman bridges.