Jannes

Nick Jannes


 * 1) My bridge is the Puente Romano Bridge.media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=google+earth+roman+bridge+corboda+spain&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&sll=37.877248,-4.778791&sspn=0.000794,0.001742&split=1&filter=0&rq=1&ev=p&radius=0.05&hq=google+earth+roman+bridge+corboda+spain&hnear=&ll=37.877248,-4.778791&spn=0.000794,0.001742&t=h&output=embed" width="425" height="350"
 * 2) This bridge was built during the reign of Emperor Augustus ( 27 BC to 14 AD) in the city of Corboda, Spain
 * 3) The purpose of the bridge was to allow horses to move across the river easily without having to take long trips through treacherous hills. It also made it easier for trade to move to the industrious town of Corboda
 * 4) The bridge was needed to cross the long and thick Guadaquivir River
 * 5) The bridge is an arch bridge with 16 arches
 * 6) The cost for the bridge is unknown because of how old it is.
 * 7) The Roman Bridge was built mainly with granite, concrete, and other common stones
 * 8) When the Roman Bridge was first created, the ravaging tides of the Guadalquivir nearly broke the bridge. It needed to be completely rebuilt and restructured. The new bridge had Iron and Copper support laced through and it never fell to the destructive tides of the river again. The arches were also individually weak but were strong enough together to survive the bridge's tension repelling ability.
 * 9) The timeline to build the bridge is unknown, but it could have taken between 5 and 10 years to build and 2 to 3 years to rebuild.
 * 10) The bridge is 225 meters long and 4 meters above the water. It is also 5 meters wide, enough for 10 rows of people to walk through at a time.
 * 11) The bridge has had 4 major renovations. The first was during the years were the bridge was hit by tides. The second happened when the Moors conquered the bridge and the land around it. The third was when the Moors were conquered again and the fourth happened in 2006.