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Les Ferreres Aqueduct Aqüeducte de les Ferreres
Aqüeducte de les Ferreres in Tarragona, "Catalonia," Spain
Coordinates	41°8′48″N 1°14′37″E / 41.14667°N 1.24361°E / 41.14667; 1.24361
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)
Elevation
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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).

Description※

The Tarraco aqueduct took water from the Francolí river, 15 km 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). 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.

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

See also※

• Roman bridges
• List of Roman aqueduct bridges

References※

External links※

Media related to Aqüeducte de les Ferreres at Wikimedia Commons

• Tarragona Aqueduct at Structurae
• Les Ferreres Aqueduct
• Archaeological Ensemble of Tárraco - UNESCO's World Heritage Sites Website