[1] The roadway had its origins in Braga, crossing the Cávado River over the port bridge in the direction of Amares (where a shelter existed), bisecting at the path to Geira, to the east, or to north, passing the River Homen at the bridge of Caldelas/Rodas in the direction of Ponte da Barca.

[1] Passage along the Cávado before the construction of the port bridge was made to the west between Ribeiro and Lago.

[1] The bridge is situated in a rural, isolated position over the River Cávado, between the parishes of Pousada (in Braga) and Prozelo (in Amares), in the locality of Ponte do Porto, 55 kilometres (34 mi) along the Estrada Nacional E.N.205 linking Amares and Póvoa de Lanhoso.

[1] The four arches in the horizontal section of the bridge are broken and the high part of the three piers that separate them have eyelets.

It includes buttresses with triangular and rectangular talhamares, with the a platform protected by low parapets in granite.