Les Ferreres Aqueduct

Les Ferreres Aqueduct Aqüeducte de les Ferreres
File:Roman aqueduct Tarragona.jpg Aqüeducte de les Ferreres in Tarragona, Spain
Carries	Aqueduct to Tarraco
Locale	Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Characteristics
Total length	249 m
Height	27 m (without gallery)
Number of spans	25 (upper arcade)
History
Construction end	Probably reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD)
Elevation Aqüeducte de les Ferreres
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Les Ferreres Aqueduct (Catalan: Aqüeducte de les Ferreres), also known as Pont del Diable ([ˈpɔn(d) dəl diˈabːlə], English: Devil's Bridge), is an ancient bridge, part of the Roman aqueduct built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco, today Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is located 4 kilometers north of the city and it is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (listed as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site since 2000).

Description

The Tarraco aqueduct took water from the Francolí river, 15 kilometers north of Tarragona. It probably dates from the time of Augustus.

Les Ferreres Aqueduct 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). It has a maximum height of 27 metres (89 ft) and a length of 249 metres (817 ft), including the ends where the specus (water channel) runs atop a wall.

• Aqüeducte de les Ferreres Tarragona 2.jpg

  Detail of the aqueduct
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  Specus of the aqueduct
• Aqüeducte de les Ferreres Tarragona 1.jpg

  Detail of the aqueduct arches
• E5367-Tarragona-Aqueduct.jpg

  At night

See also

• Roman bridges
• List of Roman aqueduct bridges

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

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