Name | Roman Bridge, Cordoba, Spain |
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Who | |
Owner | Province of Cordoba |
Design & Construction | Built by the Romans in 1st century BC but upgraded many times since. |
Where | Cordoba, Spain |
Latitude | N 37 52' 38" |
Longitude | W 04 46' 42" |
Why | Crosses Guadalquivir River and links Torre de Calahorra with the 10th century Mezquita (great Mosque) |
Overall type | Masonry arch |
Width | |
Length | 247 m. |
Spans | 9 spans of 9.5 to 10.8 m. |
Materials | Masonry |
How to read a bridge | Read more about arches..... Read more about the book metaphor..... |
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