Wooden bridge
Over the river.
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The Carmo Bridge, or «Old Bridge», is a wooden bridge over the Rio das Almas in the historic centre of Pirenópolis, Goiás, one of the old town's key historic and tourist landmarks. The first bridge was begun in 1750 by Antônio Rodrigues Frota, in the gold era that founded the town, and remodelled between 1899 and 1903. On 5 August 1941 the bridge collapsed under a truck loaded with timber, killing its driver, the town's first great accident. The present bridge was built in 1943, 37.40 metres long on piers, linking the historic centre with the Carmo district, from which roads lead to the waterfalls, restaurants, inns and the town's other sights. With its simple timber over the river's clear water and the coloured colonial houses behind, the bridge is one of Pirenópolis's best-known images, loveliest at sunset or in the evening when the town is lit. Cross it on foot and pair it with a walk through the historic centre's stone streets.
Over the river.
Behind it.
The town lit up.
Largo do Carmo, historic centre, Pirenópolis, Goiás
In 1943, after the previous bridge collapsed in 1941; the first was begun in 1750.
