Pont-Saint-Martin (bridge)
The Pont-Saint-Martin is a Roman bridge in the Aosta Valley in Italy dating to the 1st century BC.
Pont-Saint-Martin | |
|---|---|
 Pont-Saint-Martin | |
| Coordinates | 45°35′58″N 7°48′00″E |
| Carries | Connection Po Valley-Gaul |
| Crosses | Lys |
| Locale | Pont-Saint-Martin, Aosta Valley, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Width | 5.8 m |
| Longest span | 31.4 m, 35.64 m or 36.65 m |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| History | |
| Construction end | Reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD) |
| Location | |
The span is 31.4 metres (103 ft)[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.
References
- Frunzio; Monaco; Gesualdo (2001). 3D F.E.M. analysis of Roman arch bridge (PDF). p. 592.
- O’Connor 1993, p. 89
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993). Roman Bridges. Cambridge University Press. pp. 89f. (I155). ISBN 0-521-39326-4.
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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