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Pont des Marchands
Pont des Marchands today
Coordinates43°11′00″N 3°00′13″E / 43.183201°N 3.003693°E / 43.183201; 3.003693
CrossesCanal de la Robine
LocaleNarbonne, France
Characteristics
DesignSegmental arch bridge
Longest spanCa. 15 m
No. of spans1 (once 6)
Old postcard of the shop bridge
Location
Map


The Pont des Marchands (Template:Lang-en) is a historic bridge in Narbonne, southern France. It serves as a foundation for a row of houses and shops underneath which the Canal de la Robine runs through the old town. Its segmental arch has a span of ca. 15 m.[1] In Roman times the structure featured as much as six arches.

Notes

  1. ^ O’Connor (1993), p. 99

Sources

  • O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 99, ISBN 0-521-39326-4

See also

Media related to Pont des Marchands at Wikimedia Commons