Segura Bridge facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Segura BridgePonte de Segura |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′02″N 6°58′54″W / 39.8173°N 6.9817°W |
| Locale | Castelo Branco District,  Portugal |
Segura Bridge is a Roman bridge connecting Segura, in Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal, to the Spanish municipality of Alcántara. The bridge was built over the Erges river, a tributary of the Tagus. It has five arches; only two of the original Roman arches, the ones closer to both river banks, survive to this day, with the rest being added during reconstructions in the 16th and 19th centuries. The stonemason work done during the 1571 reconstruction of two of the arches is considered to be "barely distinguishable" from the original.
See also
In Spanish: Puente de Segura para niños
- List of Roman bridges
- List of bridges in Portugal
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