The King's Bridge ( Puente del Rey) has legendary fame in Panama , comparable
only to the cathedral tower in Old Panama. It is not only the best preserved
bridge from the colonial period in the country but it also represents the spot
where the Royal Road commenced, along which passed the mythical riches of Peru
in route to Portobelo.
For a hundred years there was a wooden bridge over the
River Abajo- the north terminus of Old Panama but in 1619 building works
commenced on the present day stone structure , which has a single semicircular
arch with exquisite worked ashlaring. No one knows when the bridge was
completed, but apparently construction works lasted for years .
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