Puente Romano de Salamanca - Roman Bridge of Salamanca - 2,000 Year Old Bridge - Salamanca Spain

The Roman bridge of Salamanca (Puente romano de Salamanca), also known as Puente Mayor del Tormes, is a Roman bridge crossing the Tormes River on the banks of the city of Salamanca, in Castile and León, Spain.

The importance of the bridge as a symbol of the city can be seen in the first quartering of city's coat of arms (along with its stone bull-verraco). It has been known traditionally as puente mayor and as puente prinçipal (main bridge) which gives access to the southern part of the city.

The bridge is actually a construction of two bridges separated by a central fortification: the old bridge which extends along the portion near the city is of Roman origin, and the new bridge. Of the twenty-six arches, only the first fifteen date from Roman times.

The date of the construction of the bridge is not precisely known, but is among the mandates of the Emperors Augustus (27 B. C.-14 D. C.) and Vespasian (69-79).

There was a popular belief that the bridge was first built by Heracles and later was rebuilt by the Roman Emperor Trajan.

When Augustus made his second campaign in Hispania between 16 and 13 B.C., newly populated places began to appear along the roads, especially those engaged in the ore transport. This led to the need to build elements of public works to facilitate communication and transport.

There are many other Roman bridges scattered around Spain. Several others have been included in this video. Lugo, Granada and others are at the end of the video so you can see a bit more of the regions history.

The skill of the initial builders is on display in that they are still intact and can be used 2,000 years later.

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