Ponte di Quintodecimo
The Ponte di Quintodecimo is a Roman stone bridge over the river Tronto next to the village of Quintodecimo, Marche, central Italy.
Ponte di Quintodecimo | |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′47″N 13°23′08″E |
| Carries | Via Salaria |
| Crosses | Tronto |
| Locale | Quintodecimo, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Travertine |
| Width | 3.8 m |
| Longest span | 17.1 m |
| No. of spans | 3 |
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The bridge consists of a main arch spanning the river and 2 smaller arches connecting the road to the bridge. The main arch has a span of ca 17 m. The width of the bridge is about 3.8 m. The original construction material was Travertine. During Roman times the bridge was a part of the road Via Salaria, which led from Rome to the Adriatic coast.
See also
- List of Roman bridges
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 85, ISBN 0-521-39326-4
- Cortright, Robert S. (1998), Bridging: Discovering the Beauty of Bridges, Bridge Ink, p. 111, ISBN 0-9641963-2-8
External links
- Ponte di Quintodecimo at Structurae
- "Ponte di Quintodecimo". brueckenweb.de (in German).
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