Alcántara Bridge
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For the bridge in Toledo, see Puente de Alcántara, Toledo.
The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qantarah (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98.[6]
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Coordinates | 39.7224°N 6.8924°W / 39.7224; -6.8924 |
Crosses | Tagus River |
Locale | Alcántara, Spain |
Heritage status | Listed as cultural heritage since 1921[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Roman arch bridge |
Material | Stone |
Total length | 181.7 m (596 ft)[2] |
Width | 8.6 m (28 ft)[2] |
Height | 45 m (148 ft)[3] |
Longest span | 28.8 m (94 ft)[4] |
No. of spans | 6 |
Load limit | 52 t (57 short tons)[5] |
History | |
Designer | Caius Julius Lacer |
Construction start | 104 AD |
Construction end | 106 AD |
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