Pont des Marchands (Narbonne)

Pont des Marchands

Pont des Marchands today
Coordinates 43°11′00″N 3°00′13″E / 43.183201°N 3.003693°E / 43.183201; 3.003693Coordinates: 43°11′00″N 3°00′13″E / 43.183201°N 3.003693°E / 43.183201; 3.003693
Crosses Canal de la Robine
Locale Narbonne, Aude, France
Characteristics
Design Segmental arch bridge
Longest span Ca. 15 m (49.2 ft)
Number of spans 1 (once 6)
Pont des Marchands
Location in France

The Pont des Marchands (English: Merchant Bridge) is a historic bridge in Narbonne, southern France. It serves as a foundation for a row of houses and shops underneath which the Canal de la Robine runs through the old town. Its segmental arch has a span of ca. 15 m.[1] In Roman times the structure featured as many as six arches.

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