Pont de Sassanat, Heritage road bridge in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra
Pont de Sassanat is a small bridge in Escaldes-Engordany, built in 1942–44 and listed in Andorra's cultural heritage inventory since 2004. It crosses the riu Madriu inside the Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and carries the GR-7 long-distance hiking trail.
Built between 1942 and 1944, the bridge was listed in Andorra's general inventory of cultural heritage in 2004. It stands in the Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and carries the GR-7 long-distance hiking trail over the riu Madriu.
The name Sassanat comes from the agglutination of the Latin definite article ipse, giving the "salty" article es/sa found in Catalan; this article was widespread in the Middle Ages but survives only in Balearic dialects. Such use in place names is rare in Andorra, though it appears in names beginning with s, such as Setut. The spelling varies, with Cecenat and Sessenat also recorded.
The bridge is easy to access on foot or by car since it sits directly on the roadway. You can approach and cross it from either side of the valley.
The bridge carries the GR-7 long-distance hiking trail over the Riu Madriu, inside the Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley, which UNESCO listed as a World Heritage site. The name Sassanat comes from the old Catalan "salty" article, a form rare in Andorran place names; Cecenat and Sessenat also appear in records.
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