Ponte Molino (Padua)
Bridge in Padua, Italy
Ponte Molino
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Side view. To the left begins the old town which is entered by the
Porta e Ponte Molino
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Coordinates | 45°24′42″N 11°52′26″E / 45.411745°N 11.873753°E / 45.411745; 11.873753 |
Carries | Via Dante |
Crosses | Bacchiglione |
Locale | Padua , Italy |
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Design | Segmental arch bridge |
Total length | 50.54 m |
Width | 9.21 m |
Longest span | 11.47 m |
No. of spans | 5 |
History | |
Construction end | 1st century BC |
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The Ponte Molino is a Roman bridge across the Bacchiglione in Padua , Italy . The span-to-rise ratio of the Late Republican bridge varies between 3.5–4.5 and 1, [1] the ratio of clear span and pier thickness between 4–6.5 and 1. [2]
Apart from the Ponte Molino, there are other extant Roman bridges in Padua: Ponte San Lorenzo , Ponte Altinate and Ponte Corbo , all three also featuring segmented arches, as well as Ponte S. Matteo .
See also
References
- ↑ Galliazzo 1995 , p. 432
- ↑ Galliazzo 1994 , pp. 207–208 (No. 435)
Sources
- Galliazzo, Vittorio (1995), I ponti romani , vol. 1, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, p. 432, ISBN 88-85066-66-6
- Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994), I ponti romani. Catalogo generale , vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 207–208 (No. 435), ISBN 88-85066-66-6
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