Ponte Conde de Linhares
Count of Linhares Bridge Ponte Conde de Linhares | |
|---|---|
Ribandar Causeway | |
| Coordinates | 15°30′5″N 73°50′54″E / 15.50139°N 73.84833°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles |
| Locale | Ilhas, Goa, India |
| Other name(s) | Ponte de Linhares Ribandar causeway Patto causeway |
| Maintained by | Goa Public Works Department |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 3.2 km (2 mi) |
| History | |
| Construction start | c. 1633 |
| Construction end | c. 1634 |
| Location | |
The Ponte Conde de Linhares (English: Count of Linhares Bridge), often shortened to Ponte de Linhares is a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long causeway connecting Ribandar to the main city of Panjim (now Panaji) in Goa, India. It runs along the flood plains of the Mandovi River and is surrounded by various salt pans. There are ducts which act as tide controls. The Ponte Conde de Linhares was built in 1633–34 under the direction of the then Viceroy of Portuguese India, Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, after whom it is named. The bridge is often said to have been the longest in the world at 3.2 km (2.0 mi) when it was completed in 1634.
The 2014 edition of the Panaji Carnival started at Ribandar-Merces Junction on the causeway.