Ponte Molino (Padua)

Ponte Molino
Side view. To the left begins the old town which is entered by the Porta e Ponte Molino.
Coordinates	45°24′42″N 11°52′26″E / 45.411745°N 11.873753°E / 45.411745; 11.873753Coordinates: 45°24′42″N 11°52′26″E / 45.411745°N 11.873753°E / 45.411745; 11.873753
Carries	Via Dante
Crosses	Bacchiglione
Locale	Padua, Italy
Characteristics
Design	Segmental arch bridge
Total length	50.54 m
Width	9.21 m
Longest span	11.47 m
No. of spans	5
History
Construction end	1st century BC
Location

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,^[1] the ratio of clear span and pier thickness between 4–6.5 and 1.^[2]

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 .

See also[]

• List of Roman bridges
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

References[]

Sources[]

• Galliazzo, Vittorio (1995), I ponti romani, vol. Vol. 1, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, p. 432, ISBN 88-85066-66-6 {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
• Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994), I ponti romani. Catalogo generale, vol. Vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 207–208 (No. 435), ISBN 88-85066-66-6 {{citation}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

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