The Ponte di Pioraco is a
Roman bridge in
Pioraco,
central Italy, presumably erected under
emperor Augustus (r. 30 BC–14 AD).
It belonged to a branch road of the
Via Flaminia
The Via Flaminia or Flaminian Way was an ancient Roman road leading from Rome over the Apennine Mountains to ''Ariminum'' (Rimini) on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and due to the ruggedness of the mountains was the major option the Romans had ...
, which ran from
Nocera Umbra
Nocera Umbra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, Italy, 15 kilometers north of Foligno, at an altitude of 520 m above sea-level. The ''comune'', covering an area of 157.19 km², is one of the largest in Umbria.
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to the east through
Pioraco,
San Severino,
Treia
Treia is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Macerata in the central Marche (Italy). It is north of Pollenza, west of Macerata, and north-northeast of Tolentino.
Geography
The site of the abandoned Roman municipium of Trea is situated ...
and
Osimo to
Ancona.
The structure has a single arch vault.
At one end a small
segmental arch
A segmental arch is a type of arch with a circular arc of less than 180 degrees. It is sometimes also called a scheme arch.
The segmental arch is one of the strongest arches because it is able to resist thrust. To prevent failure, a segmental arc ...
springs from the ground to the quarter point of the main arch; it worked as a floodway.
The
Ponte del Gran Caso, which is also located in central Italy, features a similar design.
See also
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List of Roman bridges
This is a list of Roman bridges. The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known surviving remains of Roman bridges.
A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes an ...
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Roman architecture
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Roman engineering
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the east, but transformed by the Romans into a technology inconceivable in Greece. The architecture ...
References
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External links
Picture of the bridge
Roman bridges in Italy
Deck arch bridges
Stone bridges in Italy
Buildings and structures in le Marche
Transport in le Marche
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