Ponte di Pioraco
Ponte di Pioraco | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°10′45″N12°59′05″E/ 43.179094°N 12.984783°E |
| Carries | Branch ofVia Flaminia |
| Locale | Pioraco,Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| No.of spans | 1(plus 1 floodway) |
| History | |
| Opened | Reign ofAugustus(27 BC–14 AD) |
| Location | |
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ThePonte di Pioracois aRoman bridgeinPioraco,central Italy,presumably erected underemperorAugustus(r. 30 BC–14 AD).
It belonged to a branch road of theVia Flaminia,which ran fromNocera Umbrato the east throughPioraco,San Severino,TreiaandOsimotoAncona.[1]The structure has a single arch vault.[1]At one end a smallsegmental archsprings from the ground to the quarter point of the main arch; it worked as a floodway.[1]ThePonte del Gran Caso,which is also located in central Italy, features a similar design.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcO’Connor 1993,p. 85
- ^O’Connor 1993,p. 171
Sources
[edit]- O’Connor, Colin (1993),Roman Bridges,Cambridge University Press, pp. 85, 171,ISBN0-521-39326-4
External links
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