Crosses Guadiana River Design Arch bridge Longest span 11.6 m Province Province of Badajoz Material Granite Bodies of water Guadiana, Guadalevín | Locale Mérida, Spain Width Ca. 7.1 m Location Mérida Bridge type Arch bridge Number of spans 60 (incl. 3 buried) | |
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Total length 790 m (incl. approaches) Address 06800 Mérida, Badajoz, Spain Similar Acueducto de los Milagros, Temple of Diana, Roman Theatre, Basílica de Santa Eulalia, Museo Nacional de Arte R | ||
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The Puente Romano (Spanish for Roman Bridge) is a Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida, Spain. It is the world's longest surviving bridge from ancient times, having once featured an estimated overall length of 755 m with 62 spans. 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.
Annexed to the bridge is the Alcazaba of Mérida, a Moorish fortification built in 835.
Close to the remains of the Los Milagros aqueduct bridge, there exists another Roman bridge at Mérida, the much smaller Puente de Albarregas.
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Puente Romano, Mérida Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA