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Medieval bridgeEstrémadure (Espagne)
Puente Romano de Mérida
Mérida
Dimensions
792 m long, 60 arches — one of the longest surviving Roman bridges in the world
Period
Late 1st century BC, built with the founding of the Roman colony of Emerita Augusta (25 BC)
What stands there
Property of Cultural Interest since 1912, included in the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida (UNESCO, 1993)
Built at the end of the 1st century BC to cross the Guadiana, this bridge carried the Vía de la Plata, the great Roman road linking Mérida (Emerita Augusta) to the north of the peninsula. Still used today by pedestrians, it is considered one of the longest surviving Roman bridges in the world. Three of its arches remained buried under embankments until restoration work in the late 1990s.
Getting there : Free access, pedestrian
Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.
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