Carries Road traffic Official name Ponte de Fão Heritage status January 3, 1986 Opened 7 August 1892 Construction end 1892 | Design Brown Truss Body of water Cávado River | |
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Similar Praia de Ofir, Museu Municipal de Espos, Ponte do Bico, Forte de São João Baptista d, Castro de São Lourenço | ||
The Ponte metálica de Fão is a bridge in Portugal at Fão. It is located in Braga District, crossing the Cávado River, on the EN 13 (National Road 13 - Porto-Valença). It connects Fão to Esposende.
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History
The bridge was designed by Abel Maria da Mota, built by Empresa Industrial Portuguesa of Lisbon, between 1889 and 1892. The field works were supervised by M. Reynaud. The inauguration took place in August 7, 1892, and was named Luis Filipe Bridge in honor of the then Prince Royal of Portugal. Fão bridge was classified has a Public Interest Building in January 3, 1986. The bridge underwent major restoration and reinforcement works in 2005–2006.
Characteristics
The bridge has a cast iron Brown Truss type structure, with twelve panels and lies supported by 7 rectangular pillars of masonry and granite stonework buried 15 m deep. The total length of 267 m