Les Ferreres Aqueduct Aqüeducte de les Ferreres | |
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Coordinates | 41°8′48″N 1°14′37″E / 41.14667°N 1.24361°E |
Carries | Aqueduct to Tarraco |
Locale | Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 249 m |
Height | 27 m (without gallery) |
No. of spans | 25 (upper arcade) |
History | |
Construction end | Probably reign of Augustus (27 BC–14 AD) |
Part of | Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii), (iii) |
Reference | 875-009 |
Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
Area | 0.4 ha (43,000 sq ft) |
Buffer zone | 71.5 ha (0.276 sq mi) |
Location | |
The Ferreres Aqueduct (Catalan: Aqüeducte de les Ferreres [əkwəˈðuktə ðə ləs fəˈrɛɾəs]), also known as the Pont del Diable ([ˈpɔn(d) dəl diˈabːlə]; English: "Devil's Bridge"), is an ancient bridge, part of one of the Roman aqueducts that supplied water to the ancient city of Tarraco, today Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is located 4 km north of the city and is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco (listed as a UNESCO's World Heritage Site since 2000).