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Madeira Island Magazine - January/February 2021

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about World's Leading Island Destination. The last season Madeira was awarded in so many levels find out more, Madeira Wickerwork, Visit Câmara de Lobos, Robert Brown’s visit to Madeira, Cabbage Soup Tradicional Recipe, Discover the Madeira Mandolin Orchestra, A bit of history with Ribeira da Janela Bridge, Diving at Madalena do Mar, Calhau da Lapa and much more.

The new Madeira Island Magazine!!! What you need to know about World's Leading Island Destination.
The last season Madeira was awarded in so many levels find out more, Madeira Wickerwork, Visit Câmara de Lobos, Robert Brown’s visit to Madeira, Cabbage Soup Tradicional Recipe, Discover the Madeira Mandolin Orchestra, A bit of history with Ribeira da Janela Bridge, Diving at Madalena do Mar, Calhau da Lapa and much more.

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SABIA QUE? | did yOU KNOW THAT?

Ponte da

Ribeira da Janela

Bridge

ranspor o maior curso de água da

T Madeira existente no concelho do

Porto Moniz, foi uma tarefa difícil e

arriscada durante pelo menos quatro séculos.

A velocidade das águas no Inverno tornava a

travessia impossível. Uns paus improvisados

a servirem de ponte nem sempre estavam nas

melhores condições e, por vezes, as pessoas

eram arrastadas pela força das águas.

A dificuldade de transpor a ribeira

continuou até ao século XIX e, em 1862, a

população apelava para a necessidade de

uma ponte na ribeira da Janela. Após várias

diligencias, em dezembro de 1891, foi colocada

a ponte metálica sobre a Ribeira da Janela,

sendo a primeira obra a facilitar a passagem

sobre uma caudalosa ribeira que havia

sacrificado muitas vítimas, desde 1848.

O entusiasmo foi tal que, no tão aguardado

e marcante dia a freguesia parou e mais de 600

pessoas, algumas locais e outras de localidades

vizinhas, assistiram à inauguração da ponte.

A sua construção esteve a cargo de uma

companhia francesa e o projeto foi da autoria

do Engenheiro Aníbal Trigo e Adriano Trigo.

Em 1956, substituiu esta ponte metálica

uma outra que apresentava um aspeto

possante e que ainda hoje resiste à passagem

de carros pesados. Toda armada em cantaria

e com uma história de persistência, a Ponte da

Ribeira da Janela é uma das mais belas pontes

do arquipélago da Madeira.

rossing Madeira’s largest watercourse

C that existed in Porto Moniz, was a

difficult and risky task for at least

four centuries. The velocity of the water during

winter made crossing impossible. Makeshift

bridges made from sticks were not always in

the best condition and from time to time, people

were pulled by the strongest waters.

The difficulty of crossing the stream

continued until the nineteenth century and, in

1862, the population called for the construction

of a bridge in Ribeira da Janela. In December

1891, after several diligences, a metal bridge

was placed over the Ribeira da Janela stream

and this project was considered the first of its

kind. The expected opening was attended by

more than 600 people from different parts of the

Island.

A French contractor was responsible for the

construction of the bridge designed by Anibal

and Adriano Trigo.

In 1956, the metal bridge was replaced by

another that still holds up under the passage of

heavy vehicles. Constructed from stone and with

a long history of persistence, this is one of the

most beautiful bridges in Madeira.

18 Madeira Island Magazine | Janeiro - Fevereiro 2021

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