Puente Romano, Mérida
Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida, Spain
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The Puente Romano (Spanish for Roman Bridge) is a Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida in southwest Spain.
It is the world's longest (in terms of distance) surviving bridge from ancient times, having once featured an estimated overall length of 755 m with 62 spans.[1] Today, there are 60 spans (three of which are buried on the southern bank) on a length of 721 m between the abutments. Including the approaches, the structure totals 790 m. It is still in use, but was pedestrianized in 1991 as road traffic was redirected to use the nearby Lusitania Bridge.
Annexed to the bridge is the Alcazaba of Mérida, a Moorish fortification built in 835.
Close to the remains of the Acueducto de los Milagros, there exists another Roman bridge at Mérida, the much smaller Puente de Albarregas.
See also
Notes
- ^ O’Connor 1993, pp. 106–107
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 106f. (SP15), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
External links
Media related to Roman bridge, Mérida at Wikimedia Commons- Puente Romano (Mérida) at Structurae
- Traianus – Technical investigation of Roman public works
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- 664-001: Los Milagros Aqueduct
- 664-002: San Lázaro Aqueduct
- 664-003: Alcantarilla Bridge
- 664-004: Guadiana River Dam, Roman Bridge over Guadiana River, Alcazaba
- 664-005: Roman Theatre, Amphitheatre, the Amphitheatre House
- 664-006: Trajan's Arch, Concordia Temple
- 664-007: Sta. Catalina Basilica
- 664-008: Casa Herrera Basilica
- 664-009: Sta. Eulalia Basilica: Interpretation Centre, Temple of Mars
- 664-010: The Roman Circus
- 664-011: The Mithraeum House - The Columbaria Funerary Area
- 664-012: Church of Sta. Clara and Visigothic Art Collection
- 664-013: Cornalvo Dam
- 664-014: Proserpina Dam
- 664-015: Local Forum
- 664-016: Roman Wall and Albarrana Islamic Tower
- 664-017: National Museum of Roman Art
- 664-018: Sta. Eulalia Obelisk
- 664-019: Roman Bridge over Albarregas River
- 664-020: Temple of Diana
- 664-021: Thermal Baths at Reyes Huertas St.
- 664-022: Thermal Baths at Alange
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