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The history of the Roman bridge of Salamanca parallels the history of the city of Salamanca. The bridge is among the city's most visible landmarks, together with the New Cathedral of Salamanca, the Old Cathedral of Salamanca, the La Clerecía, Plaza Mayor, and the Casa de las Conchas. [2]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salamanca, Spain ... 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date). [2] 500-589 CE ...
The Roman bridge of Salamanca is an infrastructure that since the 1st century allows the passage over the Tormes River. Three of the cultural elements that have had the greatest influence on the configuration and development of the city of Salamanca come from the Roman period.
The verraco of the bridge (Spanish: Verraco del puente) in Salamanca, Spain, is an Iron Age stone statue depicting a bull, placed at the entrance of the Roman bridge. Verraco is a general term that refers to the stone statues of animals made by the Vettones, one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula.
Roman bridge of Salamanca; S. St. Stanislaus Kostka College, Salamanca; V. Verraco of the bridge
Salamanca: Castile and León [S 4] [4] 6: Alcántara Bridge: Highest bridge in the world until the 14th century Bien de Interés Cultural Height : 50 m (160 ft) 194 m (636 ft) Masonry 6 arches Span : 28.8 m (94 ft)
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A timber bridge is a structure composed wholly out of wood, while a stone pillar bridge features a wooden superstructure resting on stone pillars. Strictly speaking, many bridges of the second type should be rather called " concrete pillar bridges", as the Romans preferably used opus caementicium for constructing their bridge piers (stone was ...