The donkey-back bridge over the river Freser

The Pont de la Cabreta is an ancient bridge that crosses the river Freser and connects the municipalities of Campdevànol and Ribes de Freser. It is included in the Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya. It was part of the old rural road from Ripoll to Cerdanya and was a mandatory passage for all pedestrians heading toward Cerdanya before the Barcelona to Puigcerdà road was built.

The structure has a double-curvature, or 'donkey-back' shape, with a length of 53 meters. The main archway at the center spans 23 meters and rises 13 meters above the river. The construction materials are Romanesque stones, well-worked and sized around 15 x 30 cm. On the eastern side, the Romanesque part is preserved at the end of the abutment, while the western side features a Romanesque archway.

The bridge has undergone various reconstructions and transformations. The central arch, which has a span of 23 meters and a height of 13 meters to the current water level, was rebuilt in modern times, likely because the Romanesque arch collapsed during a flood.

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