Aqüeducte de les Ferreres

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Aqüeducte de les Ferreres (Pont del Diable)
Aqüeducte de les Ferreres in Tarragona, Spain
Carries	Aqueduct to Tarraco
Locale	Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Total length	249 m
Height	27 m (without gallery)
Number of spans	25 (upper arcade)
Construction end	Probably reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD
Elevation Aqüeducte de les Ferreres

The Aqüeducte de les Ferreres (Catalan pronunciation: [əkwəˈðuktə ðə ɫəs fəˈreɾəs]; also known as Pont del Diable in Catalan, English: Devil's Bridge) is a Roman aqueduct in Catalonia, Spain built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco. The aqueduct is located 4 kilometers north of Tarragona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia. The aqueduct is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, which was added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2000.

Description

The aqueduct took water from the Francolí river, 15 kilometers north of Tarragona. It probably dates from the time of Augustus. The aqueduct has a maximum height of 27 m and a length of 249 m, including the ends where the specus (water channel) runs atop a wall. It is composed of two levels of arches: the upper section has 25 arches, and the lower one has 11. All arches have the same diameter of 20 Roman feet (5.9m) with a variation of 15 cm. The distance between centres of the pillars is 26 Roman feet (7.95m).^[1][2]

Detail of the aqueduct

Specus of the aqueduct

Detail of the aqueduct arches

At night

References

See also

• Roman bridges
• List of Roman aqueduct bridges

External links

Media related to Aqüeducte de les Ferreres at Wikimedia Commons

• Tarragona Aqueduct at Structurae
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco - UNESCO's World Heritage Sites Website

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Coordinates: 41°08′44″N 1°14′38″E / 41.14556°N 1.24389°E / 41.14556; 1.24389