Alcántara Bridge
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Roman bridge over the Tagus in Extremadura
Key facts
- Crosses
- Tagus River
- Locale
- Alcántara , Spain
- Heritage status
- Listed as cultural heritage since 1921
- Design
- Roman arch bridge
- Material
- Stone
- Total length
- 181.7 m (596 ft)
- Width
- 8.6 m (28 ft)
- Height
- 45 m (148 ft)
- Longest span
- 28.8 m (94 ft)
- Load limit
- 52 t (57 short tons)
- Designer
- Caius Julius Lacer
- Construction start
- 104 AD
- Construction end
- 106 AD
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Encyclopedic overview
The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qanṭarah (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98.
History
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