Pont des Marchands
Bridge in Aude, France
Pont des Marchands
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Pont des Marchands today
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Coordinates | 43°11′00″N 3°00′13″E / 43.183201°N 3.003693°E / 43.183201; 3.003693 |
Crosses | Canal de la Robine |
Locale | Narbonne , Aude , France |
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Design | Segmental arch bridge |
Longest span | Ca. 15 m (49.2 ft) |
No. of spans | 1 (once 6) |
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The Pont des Marchands ( English: Merchants' Bridge ) is a historic bridge in Narbonne , southern France . It serves as a foundation for a row of houses and shops underneath which the Canal de la Robine runs through the old town. Its segmental arch has a span of ca. 15 m. [1] In Roman times the structure featured as many as six arches.
It is one of only a handful of bridges worldwide that are lined with shops.
See also
References
- ↑ O’Connor (1993) , p. 99.
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges , Cambridge University Press, p. 99 (G13), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
External links
- Pont des Marchands at Structurae
- "Pont des Marchands" . brueckenweb.de (in German).
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