Bridge of Serves is a bridge in Guimarães, Portugal, crossing the Ave River. The bridge was classified as a National Monument in 1938.[1] Construction probably started in 1185;[2] the structure underwent reinforcement works in 1950 that left it completely changed from its medieval origins.[3] It features four uneven arches, with cutwaters in the pillars.[2][3]

Bridge of Serves

Ponte de Serves
Coordinates41°25′13″N 8°22′38″W / 41.420385°N 8.377354°W / 41.420385; -8.377354
CrossesAve river
LocaleBraga District,  Portugal
Characteristics
Total length54,8 m
Width6 m
History
Construction start1185
Location
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  1. ^ "Ponte de Serves" (in Portuguese). Direção-Geral do Património Cultural. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Faure, Francisco GCLM (2017). "Viajar no Tempo de D. Afonso Henriques. Vias e Pontes no território vimaranense" (PDF). In Barroca, Mário Jorge (ed.). No Tempo de D. Afonso Henriques (in Portuguese). Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto. pp. 321–322. ISBN 978-989-8351-75-3.
  3. ^ a b Sereno, Isabel; Dordio, Paulo (1994). SIPA (ed.). "Ponte de Serves (IPA.00000303)" (in Portuguese). Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico. Archived from the original on 6 September 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.