Ponte del Gran Caso

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Grancaso

The Ponte del Gran Caso is a Roman bridge over the Torrente Gran Caso two kilometers south of the town of Ascoli Piceno ( Central Italy ), they shortened an already present in the ancient road train, who had to overcome a gorge-like slope incision at the present site of San Pietro.

Surrounded by dense vegetation structure is about 50 m above a modern Nachfolgerbaues on private property and now serves only to carry a built there woodshed. The bridge has a span of 6 m, a width of 3.3 m and consists of travertine. There are two relieving arches, of which the arcuate segment ranges from the ground up to half the height of the main arch on a bridge ramp.

A similar flood opening is also found in the Ponte di Pioraco, also in central Italy.