Leontes Bridge
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Leontes Bridge | |
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Crosses | Litani (Leontes) |
Locale | Close to Tyre, Lebanon |
Characteristics | |
Design | Segmental arch bridge |
Number of spans | 1 |
History | |
Construction end | 3rd or 4th century AD |
The Leontes Bridge is a Roman segmental arch bridge in Lebanon; it crosses the Litani River (the ancient Leontes) in the vicinity of Nahr Abou Assouad, 10 km north of Tyre.[1] The bridge, which is dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD, features a comparatively flat arch with a span-to-rise ratio of 3.1 to 1.[1][2]
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See also
External links
- Jafet Library (American University of Beirut) - old photo
- New York Public Library Digital Gallery – old woodcut
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 O’Connor 1993, p. 131
- ↑ O’Connor 1993, p. 171