Alcántara Bridge
Alcántara Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°43′21″N 6°53′33″W / 39.7224°N 6.8924°W |
| Crosses | Tagus River |
| Locale | Alcántara, Spain |
| Heritage status | Listed as cultural heritage since 1921 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Roman arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| Total length | 181.7 m (596 ft) |
| Width | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Longest span | 28.8 m (94 ft) |
| No. of spans | 6 |
| Load limit | 52 t (57 short tons) |
| History | |
| Designer | Caius Julius Lacer |
| Construction start | 104 AD |
| Construction end | 106 AD |
| Location | |
The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qantarah (القنطرة) meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98.