Ponte Molino (Padua)
Ponte Molino | |
|---|---|
 Side view. To the left begins the old town which is entered by thePorta e Ponte Molino. | |
| Coordinates | 45°24′42″N11°52′26″E/ 45.411745°N 11.873753°E |
| Carries | Via Dante |
| Crosses | Bacchiglione |
| Locale | Padua,Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Segmentalarch bridge |
| Total length | 50.54 m |
| Width | 9.21 m |
| Longest span | 11.47 m |
| No.of spans | 5 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1st century BC |
| Location | |
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ThePonte Molinois aRoman bridgeacross theBacchiglioneinPadua,Italy.The span-to-rise ratio of theLate Republicanbridge varies between 3.5–4.5 and 1,[1]the ratio ofclear spanand pier thickness between 4–6.5 and 1.[2]
Apart from the Ponte Molino, there are other extantRoman bridgesin Padua:Ponte San Lorenzo,Ponte AltinateandPonte Corbo,all three also featuring segmented arches, as well asPonte S. Matteo.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Galliazzo 1995,p. 432
- ^Galliazzo 1994,pp. 207–208 (No. 435)
Sources
[edit]- Galliazzo, Vittorio (1995),I ponti romani,vol. 1, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, p. 432,ISBN88-85066-66-6
- Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994),I ponti romani. Catalogo generale,vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 207–208 (No. 435),ISBN88-85066-66-6
External links
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