Pont-Saint-Martin (bridge)
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,_Aosta_Valley,_Italy._Pic_01.jpg) View from underneath the bridge |
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| Carries | Connection Po Valley-Gaul |
| Crosses | Lys |
| Locale | Pont-Saint-Martin, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Width | 5.8 m |
| Longest span | 31.4 m, 35.64 m or 36.65 m |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| Construction end | Reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD) |
 Pont-Saint-Martin
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The Pont-Saint-Martin is a Roman segmental arch bridge in the Aosta Valley in Italy dating to the 1st century BC.
The span is 103 feet (31.4 m)[1] according to recent research, but frequently stated to be 35.64 m or 36.65 m.[2]
Other extant Roman bridges in the Aosta valley include the Pont d'Aël in the Cogne Valley and the Pont de Pierre in Aosta.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Frunzio; Monaco; Gesualdo (2001) (PDF). 3D F.E.M. analysis of Roman arch bridge. pp. 592. http://www.civil.uminho.pt/masonry/Publications/Historical%20constructions/page%20591-598%20_69_.pdf.
- ^ O’Connor 1993, p. 89
[edit] Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993). Roman Bridges. Cambridge University Press. pp. 89f. (I155). ISBN 0-521-39326-4
[edit] External links
Media related to Pont-Saint-Martin at Wikimedia Commons
- Pont-Saint-Martin Bridge at Structurae
- Traianus – Technical investigation of Roman public works
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Coordinates: 45°35′58″N 7°48′00″E / 45.5993262801°N 7.8000998497°E
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