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Alcántara Bridge

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Also known as Alcantara Bridge

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alcántara Bridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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