Pocinho Bridge Explained

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Native Name:Ponte do Pocinho

The Road-rail bridge of Pocinho, commonly known as Pocinho Bridge, is a road-rail bridge in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The structure was part of the now defunct rail network Sabor line, and is now closed to both types of transit.

Construction

In the turn of the 19th century, the necessity of a new bridge above the Douro connecting the Estrada Real number 9 between the parishes of Pocinho and Miranda, in the Bragança District, arose. The two public tenders opened by the Portuguese Government in July 1901 and May 1902 were not successful,[1] so the Government authorized its railway department,, to negotiate the project with Empresa Industrial Portuguesa.[1] [2] Construction started in 1903 and the bridge was opened to the public on 4 July 1909.[3] The upper board of the bridge was opened to exploration as part of the railway Sabor line on 1911.[4]

Decline and closure

The railway line was closed in 1988.[5] In 2001, car traffic was closed in the lower board of the bridge due to the existence of an alternative to the crossing using the Pocinho Dam, close to the centenary bridge.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ministério das Obras Públicas, Comércio e Indústria. Caminhos de ferro do Estado . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 83–84 . 16 March 1903. pt.
  2. d’Abreu, Carlos . Abreu Vale, Jorge . 24 November 2018 . Ponte Do Pocinho. Monumento Da Arqueologia Industrial Do Douro Transmontano Registado Pela Objectiva De Jorge Abreu Vale . Revista Memória Rural . 1 . C . pt. 118.
  3. News: Câmaras pedem classificação da ponte do Pocinho . Jornal de Notícias. 7 January 2009. Francisco . Pinto . pt.
  4. News: Troços de linhas férreas portuguesas abertas à exloração desde 1956, e sua extensão . Gazeta dos Caminhos de Ferro. 529 . 16 October 1956. pt.
  5. Web site: Ponte Ferroviária e Rodoviária do Pocinho (IPA.00024173) . SIPA . SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico . Lisbon, Portugal . pt . 5 May 2020 . Paula . Noé . 2010 .
  6. News: Ponte do Pocinho vai ser encerrada como precaução . Público. 16 March 2001. pt.

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