Pont del Diable (Devil's Bridge) | |
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_-_21.jpg) Pont del Diable, with the Roman arch at left | |
| Coordinates | 41°28′30″N 1°56′16″E / 41.474981°N 1.93764°E |
| Crosses | Llobregat |
| Locale | Martorell- Castellbisbal, Catalonia, Spain |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Longest span | 37.3 m |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1283 |
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The Pont del Diable ( Spanish: Puente del Diablo, English: Devil's bridge), also known as Sant Bartomeu Bridge, [1] is a medieval bridge crossing the river Llobregat and straddling the municipalities of Martorell and Castellbisbal in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is restricted to pedestrians.
The present bridge, featuring a large pointed arch, is a 1965 reconstruction of the gothic bridge built in 1283 on Roman foundations. The main clear span is 37.3 metres (122 ft) with a stone chapel on top. [2] [3] A secondary arch has a span of 19.1 metres (63 ft). The bridge was destroyed in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War by retreating Republican troops, but rebuilt in 1965 in a form generally similar to the gothic structure. [2] It is now surrounded on three sides by road flyovers and railway lines.
The original Roman bridge formed a part of the Via Augusta, and was the only bridge in the lower Llobregat valley until the 14th century. [4] It still features a Roman triumphal arch at its eastern abutment. It is unclear how many spans the original Roman bridge had. [2]
- ^ "Devil's Bridge at Martorell". Structurae. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ a b c O’Connor 1993, pp. 102f.
- ^ Structurae notes 43 metres (141 ft), but does not specify whether the value refers to the clear span or the span between the centerline of the piers ( Puente del Diablo (Martorell) at Structurae).
- ^ "Pont del Diable". Pobles de Catalunya. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 102f., ISBN 0-521-39326-4
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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Pont del Diable (Devil's Bridge) | |
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Pont del Diable, with the Roman arch at left | |
| Coordinates | 41°28′30″N 1°56′16″E / 41.474981°N 1.93764°E |
| Crosses | Llobregat |
| Locale | Martorell- Castellbisbal, Catalonia, Spain |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Longest span | 37.3 m |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1283 |
| Location | |
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The Pont del Diable ( Spanish: Puente del Diablo, English: Devil's bridge), also known as Sant Bartomeu Bridge, [1] is a medieval bridge crossing the river Llobregat and straddling the municipalities of Martorell and Castellbisbal in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is restricted to pedestrians.
The present bridge, featuring a large pointed arch, is a 1965 reconstruction of the gothic bridge built in 1283 on Roman foundations. The main clear span is 37.3 metres (122 ft) with a stone chapel on top. [2] [3] A secondary arch has a span of 19.1 metres (63 ft). The bridge was destroyed in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War by retreating Republican troops, but rebuilt in 1965 in a form generally similar to the gothic structure. [2] It is now surrounded on three sides by road flyovers and railway lines.
The original Roman bridge formed a part of the Via Augusta, and was the only bridge in the lower Llobregat valley until the 14th century. [4] It still features a Roman triumphal arch at its eastern abutment. It is unclear how many spans the original Roman bridge had. [2]
- ^ "Devil's Bridge at Martorell". Structurae. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ a b c O’Connor 1993, pp. 102f.
- ^ Structurae notes 43 metres (141 ft), but does not specify whether the value refers to the clear span or the span between the centerline of the piers ( Puente del Diablo (Martorell) at Structurae).
- ^ "Pont del Diable". Pobles de Catalunya. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 102f., ISBN 0-521-39326-4
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