Les Ferreres Aqueduct (Pont del Diable)
Tarragona, Spain
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- Type
- Bridge in Spain
Visitor information
- Address: 43007 Tarragona, Spain
- Phone: +34 675 85 37 22
- Official website: https://www.tarragona.cat/patrimoni/patrimoni-mundial/conjunt-arqueologic-de-tarraco-1/aqueducte
People also ask
How old is the aqueduct in Tarragona, Spain?
History of the Tarragona Aqueduct Also known as Pont de les Ferreres or Pont del Diable, it is believed to have been built in the first century AD during the reign of the Emperor Augustus.
Why is the Les Ferreres aqueduct called the Devil's Bridge?
This is the Pont del Diable, the Devil's Bridge, just outside Tarragona, Spain. The Romans built it in the 1st century AD. Local legend says a builder watched the wind destroy his work twice, then declared only the devil could build a bridge that would last a thousand years.