Segura Bridge
Segura Bridge is a Roman bridge connecting Segura, in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, to the Spanish municipality of Alcántara. The bridge was built over the Erges river, a tributary of the Tagus. It has five arches; only two of the original Roman arches, the ones closer to both river banks, survive to this day,[1] with the rest being added during reconstructions in the 16th and 19th centuries.[2] The stonemason work done during the 1571 reconstruction of two of the arches is considered to be "barely distinguishable" from the original.[3]
Segura Bridge Ponte de Segura | |
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| Coordinates | 39.8173°N 6.9817°W |
| Locale | Castelo Branco District,  Portugal |
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References
- Fuentes, Manuel Durán (1996). "Puentes romanos peninsulares: tipología y construcción" (in Spanish). Centro de Estudios y Experimentación de Obras Públicas, CEDEX.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Mantas 2019, p. 273.
- Fuentes 2003, p. 779.
Sources
- Fuentes, Manuel Durán (2003). "An endeavour to identify Roman bridges built in former Hispania" (PDF). Instituto Juan de Herrera: 775–786.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Fuentes, Manuel Durán (2016). "Puentes Romanos en Castilla-La Mancha: Problemas en Torno a Su Identificación". In Carrasco Serrano, Gregorio (ed.). Vías de comunicación romanas en Castilla-La Mancha (in Spanish). University of Castilla–La Mancha. ISBN 978-84-9044-197-8 – via Google Books.
- Mantas, Vasco Gil (2019). "Da Capital da Lusitânia a Bracara Augusta Pela Serra da Estrela". Conímbriga (in Portuguese). 58: 255–300. doi:10.14195/1647-8657_58_8.
Further reading
- Gimeno Pascual, Helena (1997). "Obras de reedificación del puente de Segura sobre el rio Eljas en el siglo XVI" (PDF). Conímbriga (in Spanish). 36: 191–200. doi:10.14195/1647-8657_36_12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-28.
- Pérez, Jesús Acero; Pizzo, Antonio (2011). "Puentes romanos de Lusitania: arte y técnica" (PDF) (in Spanish). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 715–725.
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