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Not to be confused with Pontecorvo. Bridge in Padua, Italy
Ponte Corvo
(Ponte Corbo)
Coordinates45°24′07″N 11°53′01″E / 45.401814°N 11.883706°E / 45.401814; 11.883706
CarriesVia San Francesco
CrossesBacchiglione
LocalePadua, Italy
Characteristics
DesignSegmental arch bridge
Total length52.20 m (antiquity: 76 m)
WidthMax. 5.32 m
Longest span11 m
No. of spans3 (antiquity: 5)
History
Construction end1st–2nd century AD
Location

The Ponte Corvo, rarely Ponte Corbo, is a Roman segmental arch bridge across the Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy (Roman Patavium). Dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, its three remaining arches cross a branch of the river and are today partly buried respectively walled up. The span-to-rise ratio of the bridge varies between 2.8 and 3.4 to 1, the ratio of clear span to pier thickness from 4.9 to 6.9 to 1.

Besides the Ponte Corvo, there are three more ancient segmented arch bridges in Padua: Ponte San Lorenzo, Ponte Altinate and Ponte Molino, as well as Ponte San Matteo.

See also

References

  1. Galliazzo 1994, p. 205

Sources

  • Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994), I ponti romani. Catalogo generale, vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 205–207 (No. 434), ISBN 88-85066-66-6
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