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Bridge over the Llobregat

Monistrol de Montserrat, Bages, Barcelona

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Bridge over the Llobregat

Monument · Monistrol de Montserrat, Bages, Barcelona

The Pont sobre el Llobregat, or pont de Monistrol, is a Gothic work declared a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection) that crosses the river Llobregat to give access to Monistrol de Montserrat (Bages). Construction began in 1317 under the priorate of Bernat Escarrer (1300-1322), in order to ease pilgrimages to the sanctuary of Montserrat, and was completed under Jaume de Vivers (1348-1375). It is a flattened bridge formed by four semicircular arches, one of them walled up, resting on piers with cutwaters; the central arch, with a 37-metre span, is the largest in Catalonia, with a rise of 25 metres. Widened to allow vehicle traffic, its central arches were rebuilt after suffering damage during the Civil War.

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