Devil’s Bridge

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Devil’s Bridge is a historic Roman aqueduct and bridge in Tarragona, Spain, renowned for its well-preserved ancient engineering and dramatic stone arches.

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Devil’s Bridge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman aqueduct
historic monument
stone arch bridge
alsoKnownAs Les Ferreres Aqueduct
Pont del Diable
Pont del Diable de Tarragona
architecturalStyle Roman engineering
builtFor supplying water to Tarraco
conservationStatus protected monument
continent Europe
country Spain
crosses Francolí river valley
hasCulturalSignificance local legends about the devil
hasHeritageValue archaeological
architectural
historical
hasPart lower tier of arches
upper tier of arches
hasType arch bridge
masonry aqueduct
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
Cultural Heritage of Spain
UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 1st century AD
locatedIn Catalonia
Province of Tarragona
Spain
Tarragona
locatedInProtectedArea Parc Ecohistòric del Pont del Diable
locatedInTime Roman Empire
locatedNear city of Tarragona
linked to: Tarragona
locatedOn Roman aqueduct line to Tarraco
materialUsed stone
municipality Tarragona
notableFor dramatic stone arches
well-preserved Roman engineering
openToPublic yes
originalFunction aqueduct
partOf Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco
region Camp de Tarragona
significantPeriod Roman period
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 2000
usedAs pedestrian bridge
waterDestination ancient city of Tarraco
linked to: Tarraco
wellPreserved yes

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pont del Diable aqueduct alsoKnownAs Devil’s Bridge
Les Ferreres Aqueduct alsoKnownAs Devil’s Bridge
Pont del Diable hasAlternativeName Devil’s Bridge
subject linked to: Les Ferreres