The Albarregas Roman bridge (
Spanish: ''Puente Romano sobre El Albarregas'') is a
Roman bridge located in
Mérida, Spain
Mérida () is a city and municipality of Spain, part of the Province of Badajoz, and capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura. Located in the western-central part of the Iberian Peninsula at 217 metres above sea level, the city is crosse ...
. The bridge, which is built of
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ...
, crosses the river Albarregas, a tributary of the
Guadiana
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. It is part of the
Vía de la Plata.
It has been protected since 1912. It is a ''
Bien de Interés Cultural'' and part of a
World Heritage Site
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.
See also
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List of Bien de Interés Cultural in the Province of Badajoz
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References
External links
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Roman bridges in Spain
History of Extremadura
Bien de Interés Cultural landmarks in the Province of Badajoz
Bridges in Mérida, Spain
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