Bridge of the Arch

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Bridge of the Arch is the English name for the historic Puente de Alcántara, a renowned Roman stone bridge in Spain.

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Bridge of the Arch canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman bridge ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
stone arch bridge ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
builtBy Ancient Romans ⓘ
linked to: Romans
carried Roman road between Norba and Conimbriga ⓘ
commissionedBy Roman Emperor Trajan ⓘ
linked to: Trajan
completedIn circa 106 AD ⓘ
constructionEndCentury 2nd century AD ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 1st century AD ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
crosses Tagus River ⓘ
dedicatedTo Emperor Trajan ⓘ
linked to: Trajan
function road bridge ⓘ
hasApproximateHeight about 71 meters ⓘ
hasApproximateLength about 194 meters ⓘ
hasCentralArch largest span over river channel ⓘ
hasConstructionTechnique ashlar masonry ⓘ
voussoir arches ⓘ
hasFeature central pier inscription ⓘ
roadway above arches ⓘ
stone cutwaters ⓘ
triumphal arch ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage Latin ⓘ
hasNameInSpanish Puente de Alcántara ⓘ
hasPiers massive stone piers ⓘ
hasRoadwayWidth about 8 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignationCountry Spain ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart 1924 ⓘ
heritageDesignationType Monumento ⓘ
knownFor Roman inscriptions ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ
well-preserved Roman stone arches ⓘ
locatedIn Alcántara ⓘ
autonomous community of Extremadura ⓘ
linked to: Extremadura

province of Cáceres ⓘ
locatedOn Tagus River crossing near Portuguese border ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
numberOfArches 6 ⓘ
partOf Roman engineering heritage in Spain ⓘ
spans Tagus gorge at Alcántara ⓘ
linked to: Tagus River gorge
subjectOf archaeological studies ⓘ
art historical research ⓘ
usedFor pedestrian traffic ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ

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Puente de Alcántara → hasNameMeaning → Bridge of the Arch ⓘ