Puente Romano de Mérida

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Roman bridge arch bridge cultural heritage monument stone arch bridge

Puente Romano de Mérida is an ancient Roman stone bridge spanning the Guadiana River in Mérida, Spain, renowned as one of the longest surviving Roman bridges in the world.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Puente Romano de Mérida canonical	1
Roman bridge of Mérida	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman bridge ⓘ arch bridge ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ stone arch bridge ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman engineering ⓘ
associatedWith	Colonia Augusta Emerita NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtBy	ancient Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionEndCentury	1st century AD ⓘ
constructionStartCentury	1st century BC ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
crosses	Guadiana River NERFINISHED ⓘ
crossesAt	historic center of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateLength	790 metres ⓘ about 2,600 feet ⓘ
hasCategory	Ancient Roman architecture in Spain ⓘ Bridges in Extremadura ⓘ Stone bridges in Spain ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCurrentUse	pedestrian bridge ⓘ
hasFormerUse	vehicular bridge ⓘ
hasNearbyMonument	Alcazaba of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman amphitheatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman theatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Diana (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNumberOfArches	about 60 (current) ⓘ more than 60 (originally) ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus	protected as part of Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida ⓘ
hasRestoration	medieval period repairs ⓘ modern period consolidations ⓘ
hasStructureType	multi-span arch bridge ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criterion (iii) NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO cultural criterion (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ
isExampleOf	Roman civil engineering ⓘ
isTouristAttraction	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Extremadura NERFINISHED ⓘ Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain ⓘ province of Badajoz NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Via de la Plata (ancient Roman road) NERFINISHED ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
originalFunction	road bridge ⓘ
partOf	Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ
riverBankConnection	north bank of Guadiana River ⓘ south bank of Guadiana River ⓘ
significance	key element of Roman infrastructure in Lusitania ⓘ one of the longest surviving Roman bridges in the world ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1993 ⓘ
usedFor	pedestrian traffic ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mérida, Spain → hasStructure → Puente Romano de Mérida ⓘ

Lusitania → archaeologicalSites → Puente Romano de Mérida ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman bridge of Mérida