According to some sources, these were very light structures, and some couldn’t even be used by larger pack animals. The first bridges in Funchal were made of wood, and allowed people to cross the rivers over which the city is built – especially in rainy periods, because in normal circumstances, with the rivers not being channeled, it was quite easy to cross them. Early in January the Funchal council classified three bridges built in the heart of the city: since this date, the bridges Nova, D Manuel and São Paulo are protected sites.
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