Les Ferreres Aqueduct

Les Ferreres Aqueduct Aqüeducte de les Ferreres
Aqüeducte de les Ferreres in Tarragona, Spain
Carries	Aqueduct to Tarraco
Locale	Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Characteristics
Total length	249 m
Height	27 m (without gallery)
Number of spans	25 (upper arcade)
History
Construction end	Probably reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD)
Elevation Aqüeducte de les Ferreres

Les Ferreres Aqueduct (Catalan: Aqüeducte de les Ferreres), also known as Pont del Diable ([ˈpɔn(d) dəl diˈabːlə], English: Devil's Bridge), is an ancient bridge, part of the Roman aqueduct built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco, today Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is located 4 kilometers north of the city and it is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (listed as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site since 2000).

Description

The Tarraco aqueduct took water from the Francolí river, 15 kilometers north of Tarragona. It probably dates from the time of the emperor Augustus.

Les Ferreres Aqueduct is composed of two levels of arches: the upper section has 25 arches, and the lower one has 11. All arches have the same diameter of 20 Roman feet (5.9m) with a variation of 15 cm. The distance between centres of the pillars is 26 Roman feet (7.95m).^[1]^[2] It has a maximum height of 27 metres (89 ft) and a length of 249 metres (817 ft), including the ends where the specus (water channel) runs atop a wall.

Detail of the aqueduct
Specus of the aqueduct
Detail of the aqueduct arches
At night

References

External links

Media related to Les Ferreres Aqueduct at Wikimedia Commons

World Heritage Sites in Catalonia

Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (Tarragona) Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau Works of Antoni Gaudí Park Güell Palau Güell Casa Milà Sagrada Família Casa Vicens Casa Batlló Church of Colònia Güell Casa Calvet Poblet Monastery

World Heritage Sites in Spain

For official site names, see each article or the List of World Heritage Sites in Spain.

North West	Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain¹ Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias Roman walls of Lugo Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ Santiago de Compostela Tower of Hercules

North East	Caves of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain¹ Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon Pirineos - Monte Perdido² Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ San Millán Yuso and Suso Monasteries Vizcaya Bridge

Community of Madrid	Aranjuez Cultural Landscape El Escorial University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

Centre	Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida Archaeological Site of Atapuerca Ávila with its Extra-mural Churches Burgos Cathedral Cáceres Cuenca Heritage of Mercury. Almadén and Idrija³ Las Médulas Monastery of Santa María of Guadalupe Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Route of Santiago de Compostela¹ Salamanca Segovia and its Aqueduct Prehistoric Rock-Art Sites in the Côa Valley and Siega Verde⁴ Toledo

East	Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco, Tarragona Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí Ibiza (Biodiversity and Culture) Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona Palmeral of Elche Poblet Monastery Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹ Serra de Tramuntana Silk Exchange in Valencia Works of Antoni Gaudí

South	Alhambra, Generalife and Albayzín, Granada Cathedral, Alcázar and General Archive of the Indies, Seville Dolmens Site of Antequera Doñana Historic Centre of Córdoba Renaissance Monuments of Úbeda and Baeza Rock art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin¹

Canary Islands	Garajonay San Cristóbal de La Laguna Teide National Park

¹ Shared with other region/s ² Shared with France ³ Shared with Slovenia ⁴ Shared with Portugal

Roman aqueducts

Croatia	Diocletianus Aqueduct

France	Barbegal aqueduct Pont du Gard Gier aqueduct

Germany	Eifel Aqueduct

Italy	Aqua Anio Novus Aqua Alexandrina Aqua Alsietina Aqua Appia Aqua Augusta (Naples) Aqua Augusta (Rome) Aqua Claudia Aqua Julia Aqua Martia Aqua Tepula Aqua Traiana Aqua Virgo Pont d'Aël

Jordan	Gadara Aqueduct

Luxembourg	Raschpëtzer Qanat

Spain	Acueducto de los Milagros, Mérida Segovia's aqueduct Aqüeducte de les Ferreres, Tarragona Caños de Carmona, Seville Las Médulas

Turkey	Valens Aqueduct

Wales	Dolaucothi Gold Mines

List of Roman aqueducts

Roman bridges

England	Chesters Bridge Piercebridge Roman Bridge Pons Aelius

France	Pont Ambroix Pont de Bornègre Pont Flavien Pont du Gard Pont Julien Pont sur la Laye Pont des Marchands Pont Serme Roman Bridge (Saint-Thibéry) Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

Germany	Caesar's Rhine bridges Roman Bridge (Trier)

Iran	Band-e Kaisar

Italy	Pons Aemilius Pons Agrippae Ponte Altinate Pons Cestius Pons Fabricius Pons Neronianus Pons Probi Pons Sublicius Pont d'Aël Pont de Pierre (Aosta) Pont-Saint-Martin Ponte d'Augusto (Narni) Ponte di Tiberio (Rimini) Ponte Corvo Ponte del Gran Caso Ponte Milvio Ponte Molino (Padua) Ponte Nomentano Ponte Pietra (Verona) Ponte di Pioraco Ponte di Quintodecimo Ponte Salario Ponte San Lorenzo Ponte Sant'Angelo Susegana Bridge

Lebanon	Leontes Bridge

Portugal	Ponte de Rubiães Ponte Nova da Cava da Velha Roman Bridge (Chaves)

Romania	Constantine's Bridge (Danube) Trajan's Bridge

Spain	Acueducto de los Milagros, Mérida Albarregas bridge, Mérida Alcántara's bridge Ávila's bridge Puente de Alcántara, Toledo Garrovillas de Alconétar's bridge Córdoba's bridge Aqüeducte de les Ferreres, Tarragona Mérida's bridge Salamanca's bridge Segovia's aqueduct Talamanca de Jarama's bridge

Syria	Bridge at Nimreh Gemarrin Bridge Kharaba Bridge

Turkey	Aesepus Bridge Arapsu Bridge Bridge at Oinoanda Constantine's Bridge (Mysia) Eurymedon Bridge (Aspendos) Eurymedon Bridge (Selge) Karamagara Bridge Kemer Bridge Limyra Bridge Misis Bridge Macestus Bridge Nysa Bridge Penkalas Bridge Pergamon Bridge Sangarius Bridge Severan Bridge Taşköprü (Adana) Valens Aqueduct Bridge White Bridge (Mysia)

Full list of Roman bridges

Coordinates: 41°08′44″N 1°14′38″E / 41.14556°N 1.24389°E / 41.14556; 1.24389

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Les Ferreres Aqueduct

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