Ponte Romano (Aquila)
Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '7 " N , 8 ° 56' 39" E ; CH1903: 715 565 / 151192
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| Official name | Ponte Romano | |
| use | formerly: main street Blenio valley | |
| Crossing of | formerly: Brenno (river) | |
| place | Aquila TI | |
| Entertained by | Gruppo Restauri Blenio | |
| construction | Stone arch bridge | |
| Number of openings | 1 | |
| completion | 1461 | |
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The Ponte Romano in Aquila TI in the Blenio Valley is a stone arch bridge built in 1461 . It is one of the oldest preserved stone arch bridges in Switzerland. The bridge was restored in 1965 and 1975.
The bridge used to be the main road through the Blenio Valley and crossed the Brenno . Both the river and the main road were relocated, so that the bridge no longer has any function today. Today there is a road under the bridge that opens up some hamlets and is not continuous.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Heinz Pantli: Bridges 1. Leaflets of the Federal Office for Civil Protection, Protection of Cultural Property, 2003 (PDF; 289 kB).