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Artistic photograph of the Puente Romano |
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| Crosses | Guadiana River |
| Locale | Mérida, Spain |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Granite ashlar |
| Total length | 790 m (incl. approaches) |
| Width | Ca. 7.1 m |
| Longest span | 11.6 m |
| Number of spans | 60 (incl. 3 buried) |
| Construction end | Reign of Trajan (98–117 AD) |
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The Puente Romano (Spanish for Roman Bridge) is a Roman bridge over the Guadiana River at Mérida, Spain. It is the longest surviving bridge from ancient times, having once featured an estimated overall length of 755 m with 62 spans.[1] Today, there are 60 spans (three of which are buried on the southern bank) on a length of 721 m between the abutments. Including the approaches, the structure totals 790 m.
Annexed to the bridge is the Alcazaba of Mérida, a Moorish fortification built in 835.
Close to the remains of the Los Milagros aqueduct bridge, there exists another Roman bridge at Mérida, the much smaller Puente de Albarregas.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Roman_bridge,_M%C3%A9rida Roman bridge, Mérida] at Wikimedia Commons