General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Semi-circular arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Construction method: |
Opus quadratum |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1924 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Alcantara, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 39° 43' 21" N 6° 53' 33" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 8 m | |
| height | 71 m | |
| length | 194 m | |
| span lengths | 13.8 m - 21.9 m - 28.8 m - 27.4 m - 21.9 m - 13.8 m | |
| number of spans | 6 | |
| deck | deck width | 6.7 m |
Materials
| piers |
stone
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|---|---|
| arches |
stone
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Chronology
| 1214 | Partially destroyed by the Moors. |
|---|---|
| 1543 | Restored from war damage under Carlos I. |
| 1778 | Restored from war damage by Carlos III. |
| 1809 | Second arch from the south destroyed in the Napoleonic wars. |
| 1858 — 1869 | Arch is restored. |
Notes
"El Kantara" means "bridge" in Arabic.
An arch at the centre built in honor of Trajan has the following inscription: "Imp. Caesari. Divi. Nervae. F.Nervae Traiano. Aug. Ger. Dacio. Pontif. Max. TRIB. POTEST ; VIII Imp. V.Cos V. P.P."
Participants
(role unknown)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Architettura dei ponti storici in muratura. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 13, n. 76 (July 2009), pp. 56-59.
- (2005): La arquitectura del ingeniero. 2nd edition, Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Madrid (Spain), ISBN 9788438003176, pp. 369-396.
- : El arte de describir el territorio: mapas y planos históricos en torno al puente de Alcántara (Cáceres, España). In: Informes de la Construcción, v. 64, pp. 121-134.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 25.
- (2002): Bridges that Changed the World. Prestel, Munich (Germany), pp. 20-21.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000521 - Published on:
18/11/1999 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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