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Ponte San Lorenzo
Ponte San Lorenzo | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°24′22″N 11°52′40″E / 45.40611°N 11.87787°E |
| Carries | Via San Francesco |
| Crosses | Bacchiglione |
| Locale | Padua, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Segmental arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 53.30 m |
| Width | 8.35 m |
| Longest span | 14.4 m |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | Between 47 and 30 BC |
| Location | |
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The Ponte San Lorenzo is a Roman bridge over the river Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy. Constructed between 47 and 30 BC, it is one of the very earliest segmental arched bridges in the world.[1] It is also notable for the slenderness of its piers, unsurpassed in antiquity.[2]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
O’Connor, Colin, 92, 171was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ O’Connor 1993, pp. 92, 164ff.
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