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Does anyone know the length of the The Fichier Bridge Portomarin Spain? Also what is it like in summer...meaning can you see the Roman Bridge as well as the water below, and just how far is the drop.
How old is it?
I have a bridge nut friend who is curious.
Thnks
Does anyone know the length of the The Fichier Bridge Portomarin
The Roman bridge and ruins were clearly visible in mid-October the last two years...
Where did you find the name "Fichier Bridge"? I have crossed it three times and never heard it called that. I've read many books and blogs about the Camino Francés and never seen it called that. I've seen Puente Nuevo, Puente del Miño (Spanish), Ponte Nova, and Ponte do Miño (Galician).Does anyone know the length of the The Fichier Bridge Portomarin Spain? Also what is it like in summer...meaning can you see the Roman Bridge as well as the water below, and just how far is the drop. How old is it? I have a bridge nut friend who is curious.
Thnks
I wonder about this, too. I see that nobody has replied to your question yet. So: is there a type of bridge called "Fichier bridge"? Or is there a famous bridge builder or other famous person with the name of Fichier after whom this bridge in Portomarín takes its name?Where did you find the name "Fichier Bridge"? I have crossed it three times and never heard it called that. I've read many books and blogs about the Camino Francés and never seen it called that. I've seen Puente Nuevo, Puente del Miño (Spanish), Ponte Novo Ponte do Miño (Galician).
Yep, there are numerous image files of bridges on the internet named as such, for example fichier: bridge on Campel river or fichier: bridge of Hong Kong harbour.jpg and someone overlooked the colon and didn’t know that fichier is the French word for file and thus the fichier bridge was brought into this world.But ultimately, I think, the misnomer comes from the French word for 'File', as in 'pdf file' [portable document format file].
I've seen Puente Nuevo, Puente del Miño (Spanish), Ponte Novo Ponte do Miño (Galician).
You are still learning something new every day. Well, today, at any rate.I did not even realise the Roman bridge was there.
You are still learning something new every day. Well, today, at any rate.
As am I, with the gender of 'bridge' in Galician being feminine, but masculine in Spanish.
I am sure you were...very civil...!Using the GPS-based measuring tool in Google Earth Pro, I just measured the distance across the Ponte Nova Bridge (the correct name). As end points, I used the center of the small roundabout on the east side, across the bridge to the small roundabout just off the bridge span on the west end of the bridge, but before the stairs.
The actual GPS measurement i achieved is 334.82 meters. I will attempt to attach a copy of the resulting image here, below. The yellow line on the bridge is the digital "ruler."
Even if we debate where the EXACT measuring points should be, the bridge length should still be slightly over 300 meters. I used the center of the "T" shaped intersections formed by the bridge and the cross road as it was convenient.
Just as an FYI, I used to do this for a living when employed as a "civil servant." Of course, this environment has more man made structures than does a more open place, like a jungle or desert...
I hope this helps the discussion.
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That's true, but I'm aware of some bridges that seem far longer than is necessary to cross the river. So while a bridge needs to be long enough to do so, it can just barely do it or have lots and lots of bridge to spare. Orbigo comes to mind as an example of the latter."It is barely wide enough to cross the river ... just a bit shorter and it wouldn't have been enough." This makes me smile. Perhaps it was meant to be funny. It's a bit like saying of a short person, if his legs were any shorter, they wouldn't reach the ground. A bridge that isn't wide enough to cross a river isn't a bridge. The height of the bridge depends on the water level below it, of course, but what would the maximum height of the bridge be?
That's true, but I'm aware of some bridges that seem far longer than is necessary to cross the river. So while a bridge needs to be long enough to do so, it can just barely do it or have lots and lots of bridge to spare. Orbigo comes to mind as an example of the latter.
the river was much wider before a dam was built upstream but it's also true that the water level probably varied greatly according to season.The Orbigo bridge construction always struck me as having been built over that flood plain in order to deal with 100 year flood levels.
I managed to cross over the old Roman bridge in Septembe
I walked the old bridge at the end of October 2012.It is barely wide enough to cross the river ... just a bit shorter and it wouldn't have been enough. Its just high enough to keep your feet dry when the lake is full. A good design; even if all it does is hold up traffic.
The old bridge is visible when the water level is very low. My understanding is that its not an annual event. I saw it November 2012 and you could just about see where the original ford is ... I haven't been before or since.
The dismantling and reconstruction of the church and other buildings was quite remarkable!
So 1960's, before people understood that we humans can't conquer nature. Reading that link was fascinating, because it showed the way of life in the town that was rooted in its relationship with the river. I was fascinated by the eel fishing. Now, of course, it's gone except for a token artificial stocking of the river, since the eels can no longer naturally make their way to the sea and back.The narration is unrealistically upbeat (in light of the faces of the villagers) and praises how man conquers nature and how human progress can’t be stopped.
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