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Structure-ID: s0002568
Created on: 13/01/02
Modified on: 08/03/06


Jouy-Ars Aqueduct Bridge

Aqueduc de Gorze
Built: 1st century
Status: in ruins
Location: Between Jouy-aux-Arches, Moselle (57), Lorraine, France and Ars-sur-Moselle, Moselle (57), Lorraine, France
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Structural Type:
Arch bridge
Function / usage:
Aqueduct
Part of: Metz Roman Aqueduct

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
piers  stone
arches  stone
Dimensions
  span lengths max. 6 m
  number of spans 120

Notes & Comments
Only 16 arches remain.

Relevant Literature
* Lefebvre, Claude   L'aqueduc antique de Gorze à Metz, Editions Serpenoise, Woippy (France) , ISBN 2913411177, 2002.
* Montens, Serge   Les plus beaux ponts de France, Bonneton, Paris (France) , ISBN 2862532754, 2001; pp. 12.
* Prade, Marcel   Les ponts monuments historiques, Editions Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2903442819, 1988; pp. 288.

 
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