Ponte di Quintodecimo
Coordinates: 42 ° 45 ′ 47 " N , 13 ° 23 ′ 8" E
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| Convicted | Via Salaria | |
| Crossing of | Tronto | |
| place | Acquasanta Terme ( Italy ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| width | 3.8 m | |
| Number of openings | 3 | |
| Clear width | Max. 17 m | |
| construction time | Period of Augustus (27 BC-14 AD) | |
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The Ponte di Quintodecimo is a stone arch bridge in the Quintodecimo district of the Italian municipality of Acquasanta Terme , Ascoli Piceno province , Marche region , which spans the Tronto River.
The bridge was probably built from travertine under Augustus as early as Roman times and was part of the ancient consular road Via Salaria , which connected Rome to the Adriatic coast. It has a larger main arch spanning the river and two smaller secondary arches that compensate for the difference in height between the roadway and the river bank.
See also
literature
- Colin O'Connor: Roman Bridges . Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4 , p. 85 (I126)
- Robert S. Cortright: Bridging: Discovering the Beauty of Bridges . Bridge Ink 1998, ISBN 0964196328 . P. 111
Web links
- Ponte di Quintodecimo. In: Structurae
- Ponte di Quintodecimo in bridge web
- Website for Via Salaria with mention of the bridge at Quintodecimo ( Memento from 23 August 2002 in the Internet Archive )