The "pontarrons" are small bridges that cross the rock fissures in the northern part of the Tresponts gorge, between the house of la Reula and the old Pont de la Torre. They were built in the early 11th century, apparently on the initiative of Bishop Ermengol of Urgell, to provide a more direct route between La Seu d'Urgell and Organyà. The construction uses small ashlar blocks with visible scaffolding holes. The bridges are single-span structures of varying sizes. The largest is the third one encountered when ascending from the Pont de la Torre. The pontarrons remained in use until the 1910s.

  


       

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