Ponte Molino (Padua)
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|bridge_name = Ponte Molino
|image = Ponte Molino, Padua, Italy. Pic 01.jpg
|caption = Side view. To the left begins the old town which is entered by the Porta e Ponte Molino.
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|carries = Via Dante
|crosses = Bacchiglione
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|design = Segmental arch bridge
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|spans = 5
|pierswater =
|mainspan = 11.47 m
|length = 50.54 m
|width = 9.21 m
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|complete = 1st century BC
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The Ponte Molino is a Roman bridge across the Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy. The span-to-rise ratio of the Late Republican bridge varies between 3.5–4.5 and 1,{{harvnb|Galliazzo|1995|p=432}} the ratio of clear span and pier thickness between 4–6.5 and 1.{{harvnb|Galliazzo|1994|pp=207–208 (No. 435)}}
Apart from the Ponte Molino, there are other extant Roman bridges in Padua: Ponte San Lorenzo, Ponte Altinate and Ponte Corbo, all three also featuring segmented arches, as well as Ponte S. Matteo.
See also
References
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Sources
- {{Citation
| last = Galliazzo
| first = Vittorio
| title = I ponti romani
| volume = 1
| year = 1995
| publisher = Edizioni Canova
| location = Treviso
| isbn = 88-85066-66-6
| page = 432
}}
- {{Citation
| last = Galliazzo
| first = Vittorio
| title = I ponti romani. Catalogo generale
| volume = 2
| year = 1994
| publisher = Edizioni Canova
| location = Treviso
| isbn = 88-85066-66-6
| pages = 207–208 (No. 435)
}}
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Category:Roman segmental arch bridges
Category:Stone bridges in Italy
Category:Bridges completed in the 1st century BC
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