Bridge of Serves explained

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Bridge Name:	Bridge of Serves
Native Name:	Ponte de Serves
Crosses:	Ave river
Locale:	Braga District, Portugal
Length:	54,8 m
Width:	6 m
Begin:	1185

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.

See also

• List of bridges in Portugal

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ponte de Serves. Direção-Geral do Património Cultural. 5 May 2020. pt.
2. Book: Barroca, Mário Jorge . Faure, Francisco GCLM. 2017. No Tempo de D. Afonso Henriques. https://ler.letras.up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/17413.pdf . Viajar no Tempo de D. Afonso Henriques. Vias e Pontes no território vimaranense . 978-989-8351-75-3 . 321–322. pt. Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto.
3. Web site: Ponte de Serves (IPA.00000303) . SIPA . SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico . Lisbon, Portugal . pt . 16 December 2020 . Isabel . Sereno . Paulo . Dordio . 1994 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190906181007/http://www.monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=303 . 6 September 2019 .