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Puente romano de Alconétar

Garrovillas de Alconétar, Comarca de Cáceres, Cáceres

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Puente romano de Alconétar

Monument · Garrovillas de Alconétar, Comarca de Cáceres, Cáceres

Old Roman bridge over the Tajo river that gave the town its name (from al-qantara, "the bridge"), today submerged beneath the waters of the Alcántara reservoir. One of its arches was moved about 6 km from its original site after the reservoir was built in 1969, for its preservation.

1969 (construcción del embalse y traslado parcial del puente)

Photo: margo&chris (CC BY 2.0)

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