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Ponte di Quintodecimo
The Ponte di Quintodecimo is a Roman stone bridge over the river Tronto next to the village of Quintodecimo, Marche, central Italy.
The bridge consists of a main arch spanning the river and 2 smaller arches connecting the road to the bridge. The main arch has a span of ca 17 m. The width of the bridge is about 3.8 m. The original construction material was Travertine. During Roman times the bridge was a part of the road Via Salaria, which led from Rome to the Adriatic
path from Rome to the Adriatic sea.
Roman bridges.
There are the remains of several Roman bridges along the road, including the Ponte del Gran Caso, Ponte della Scutella, Ponte d’Arli, Ponte di Quintodecimo, Ponte Romano (Acquasanta), Ponte Salario and Ponte Sambuco.
See also.
- Roman bridge
- Roman engineering
- Catacomb of Priscilla
External links.
- Via Salaria (Platner and Ashby's "A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome", London: Oxford University Press,