Pont del Diable

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(Devil's Bridge)

|image = Pont romà (Martorell i Castellbisbal) - 21.jpg

|caption = Pont del Diable, with the Roman arch at left

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|crosses = Llobregat

|locale = Martorell-Castellbisbal, Catalonia, Spain

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|design = Arch bridge

|material = Stone

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|mainspan = 37.3 m

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|complete = 1283

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The Pont del Diable ({{langx|es|Puente del Diablo}}, {{langx|en|Devil's bridge}}), also known as Sant Bartomeu Bridge,{{cite web |url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0008779 |title=Devil's Bridge at Martorell|publisher=Structurae |date=2013-10-07 |accessdate=2013-12-06}} is a medieval bridge crossing the river Llobregat and straddling the municipalities of Martorell and Castellbisbal in Catalonia, Spain. The bridge is restricted to pedestrians.

The present bridge, featuring a large pointed arch, is a 1965 reconstruction of the gothic bridge built in 1283 on Roman foundations. The main clear span is {{convert|37.3|m}} with a stone chapel on top.{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=102f.}}Structurae notes {{convert|43|m}}, but does not specify whether the value refers to the clear span or the span between the centerline of the piers ({{Structurae|id=20008779|title=Puente del Diablo (Martorell)}}). A secondary arch has a span of {{convert|19.1|m}}. The bridge was destroyed in 1939 during the Spanish Civil War by retreating Republican troops, but rebuilt in 1965 in a form generally similar to the gothic structure. It is now surrounded on three sides by road flyovers and railway lines.

The original Roman bridge formed a part of the Via Augusta, and was the only bridge in the lower Llobregat valley until the 14th century.{{cite web |url=http://www.poblesdecatalunya.cat/element.php?e=130 |title=Pont del Diable |publisher=Pobles de Catalunya |accessdate=2013-12-06}} It still features a Roman triumphal arch at its eastern abutment. It is unclear how many spans the original Roman bridge had.