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The Puente Mocho

Ledesma, Tierra de Ledesma, Salamanca

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The Puente Mocho

Monument · Ledesma, Tierra de Ledesma, Salamanca

The Puente Mocho bridge crosses the ribera de Cañedo to the north of the municipality of Ledesma (Salamanca), and was declared a site of cultural interest on 29 June 2000. It is one of the surviving testimonies of the ancient Bletisa, a Lusitanian city on the northern frontier of the Roman province: its construction has repeatedly been attributed to Roman times, owing to the remains of a road associated with it, part of the route between Ledesma and Zamora (Bletisama-Ocelo Dori). In its current fabric, however, it appears on the whole to be a medieval work, with cutwaters of the modern era. It has five round arches, the central one larger, four triangular cutwaters upstream, 71 metres in length and a maximum height of 5.70 metres; on both banks stretches of paved road survive.

Photo: MAngeluX from España (CC BY 2.0)

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