- Alcántara Bridge
Infobox Bridge
bridge_name = Alcántara Bridge
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crosses =Tagus River
locale =Alcántara ,Spain
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designer = Caius Julius Lacer
design = Roman arch bridge
material = stone
spans = 6
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mainspan = convert|28.8|mstructurae|id=s0000521|name=Alcantara Bridge]
length = convert|194|m
width = convert|8|m
height = convert|71|m
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begin = 104 C.E.
complete = 106 C.E.
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long =The Alcántara Bridge (aka Puente Trajan at Alcantara) is a Roman stone
arch bridge built over theTagus River atAlcántara ,Spain between 104 and 106 C.E. by an order of theRoman Emperor Trajan in 98 C.E.. It bears the inscription "Pontem perpetui mansurum in saecula" on the archway over the centralpier .cite book
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first=Charles S.
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title=Bridges of the World: Their Design and Construction
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publisher=Dover Publications
location=Mineola, New York
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pages=pp.75-79
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The Alcántara Bridge has taken more damage from war than from the elements. The
Moors destroyed the smallest arch on one side in 1214. This was rebuilt in 1543 with stone from the original quarries. The second arch on the the other side was destroyed by the Spanish to stop the Portuguese, and was repaired in 1762 by Charles III, only to be blown up again in 1809 to stop the French. Temporary repairs made in 1819 were replaced in 1860 with mortared masonry.References
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first=Colin
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title=Roman Bridges
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Roman bridge
*List of Roman bridges External links
* [http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/imagenes/roma/alcantara_puente.html Puente de Alcántara sobre el Tajo, en Cáceres] es
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