- Pont-Saint-Martin Bridge
The Pont-Saint-Martin Bridge ( _it. Ponte San Martino) is a Roman bridge in the
Aosta Valley inItaly dating to the1st century BC .From May 11th 2008, once a year, is also a “Bungee Bridge”.The span is convert|103|ft|m|1 [cite book|last=Frunzio|first= |coauthors=Monaco; Gesualdo |title=3D F.E.M. analysis of Roman arch bridge |year=2001 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |pages= p592 |url=http://www.civil.uminho.pt/masonry/Publications/Historical%20constructions/page%20591-598%20_69_.pdf |accessdate=|format=PDF] but frequently stated to be convert|116|ft|m|1 or more. It is hard to understand how this significant discrepancy should be interpreted. This is not the longest Roman stone arch span.
Sources
Further reading
* Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge Univ. Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-39326-4
See also
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Roman bridge
*List of Roman bridges External links
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* [http://www.inalto.org/storia/ponte_romano_pont-saint-martin.shtml Il Ponte Romano a Pont-Saint-Martin] it
* [http://traianus.rediris.es/ Traianus] - Technical investigation of Roman public works
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