page_title: Ponte Conde de Linhares
hierarchical_section_title: Ponte Conde de Linhares
caption_attribution_description: Português: Ponte Conde de Linhares English: Count of Linhares Bridge
context_page_description: The Ponte Conde de Linhares, often shortened to Ponte de Linhares is a 3.2 km long causeway connecting Ribandar to the main city of Panjim in Goa, India. It runs along the flood plains of the Mandovi River and is surrounded by various salt pans. There are ducts which act as tide controls. The Ponte Conde de Linhares was built in 1633-34 under the direction of the then Viceroy of Portuguese India, Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, after whom it is named. The bridge is often said to have been the longest in the world at 3.2 km when it was completed in 1634.
  The 2014 edition of the Panaji Carnival started at Ribandar-Merces Junction on the causeway.
context_section_description: The Ponte Conde de Linhares (English: Count of Linhares Bridge), often shortened to Ponte de Linhares is a 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long causeway connecting Ribandar to the main city of Panjim (now Panaji) in Goa, India. It runs along the flood plains of the Mandovi River and is surrounded by various salt pans. There are ducts which act as tide controls. The Ponte Conde de Linhares was built in 1633-34 under the direction of the then Viceroy of Portuguese India, Miguel de Noronha, 4th Count of Linhares, after whom it is named. The bridge is often said to have been the longest in the world at 3.2 km (2.0 mi) when it was completed in 1634.
  The 2014 edition of the Panaji Carnival started at Ribandar-Merces Junction on the causeway.
caption: Ribandar Causeway
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