Crosses Guadiana River Opened 1510 Width 5.5 m Body of water Guadiana | Closed 1709 Total length 380 m Location Elvas | |
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Locale Elvas, Portugal / Olivença, Portugal Official name Ponte da Ajuda
Puente de Ayuda Address Calle Río, Guadiana, Badajoz, Spain Similar Castle of Elvas, Aira Aqueduct, Alqueva Dam, Forte de Santa Luzia, Nossa Senhora da Graça | ||
The Our Lady of Help Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte de Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, Spanish: Puente de Nuestra Señora de Ayuda) is a bridge that crosses the Guadiana River between Elvas, Portugal and Olivença, Portugal.
History
In 1510 the bridge was built for King Manuel I of Portugal to connect Elvas with the then Portuguese town of Olivença on the left bank of the Guadiana River.
In 1709 the bridge was partially demolished during the War of the Spanish Succession.
On 24 January 1967 the Portuguese government declared the bridge a National Heritage Monument. On 13 March 2009 it was declared Bien de Interés Cultural by the Spanish government.
References
Our Lady of Help Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA