Ponte Molino (Padua)

Ponte Molino

Side view. To the left begins the old town which is entered by the Porta e Ponte Molino.
Coordinates 45°24′42″N 11°52′26″E / 45.411745°N 11.873753°E / 45.411745; 11.873753Coordinates: 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
Characteristics
Design Segmental arch bridge
Total length 50.54 m
Width 9.21 m
Longest span 11.47 m
Number of spans 5
History
Construction end 1st century BC
Ponte Molino
Location in Italy

The Ponte Molino is a Roman segmental arch 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

  1. Galliazzo 1995, p. 432
  2. Galliazzo 1994, pp. 207–208 (No. 435)

Sources

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