Extremadura
Caceres
Alcántara

Alcántara Bridge

The Alcántara Bridge is a Roman bridge at , in , . Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qantarah meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman bridge over the Tagus in Extremadura
  • Also known as: “Alcantara Bridge” and “Puente Romano de Alcántara”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman temple of Alcántara and Iglesia de San Pedro de Alcántara, Alcántara.

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The is located at one side of the Alcántara Bridge, , . Along with the Roman temple of , it is one of the only two Roman temples preserved nearly complete in . is situated 110 metres southeast of Alcántara Bridge.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 400 metres southeast of Alcántara Bridge.

Church
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is situated 480 metres southeast of Alcántara Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mata de Alcántara and Piedras Albas.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, , Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 320 inhabitants. is situated 6 km east of Alcántara Bridge.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, , Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 147 inhabitants. is situated 7 km northwest of Alcántara Bridge.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, , Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 137 inhabitants. is situated 9 km southeast of Alcántara Bridge.

Alcántara Bridge

Latitude
39.7224° or 39° 43′ 21″ north
Longitude
-6.89244° or 6° 53′ 33″ west
Population
1,710
Elevation
240 metres (787 feet)
Open location code
8CFMP4C5+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1275882833
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2522155
Wiki­data ID
Q996197
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Alcántara Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الكنتارا”
  • Arabic: “جسر القنطرة”
  • Armenian: “Ալկանտարայի կամուրջ”
  • Asturian: “ponte d’Alcántara”
  • Basque: “Alcántarako zubia”
  • Breton: “Pont Alcántara”
  • Catalan: “Pont d’Alcántara”
  • Chinese: “阿尔坎塔拉”
  • Chinese: “阿爾坎塔拉橋”
  • Czech: “Alcántarský most”
  • Dutch: “Alcántara”
  • Dutch: “Brug van Alcantara”
  • Dutch: “Brug van Alcántara”
  • Esperanto: “Alkantara Ponto”
  • Estonian: “Alcantara sild”
  • Estonian: “Alcántara sild”
  • Extremaduran: “Puenti d’Alcántara”
  • Finnish: “Alcántaran silta”
  • French: “Alcántara”
  • French: “pont d’Alcántara”
  • French: “Pont d’Alcántara”
  • Galician: “Ponte de Alcántara”
  • German: “Alcántara-Brücke”
  • German: “Brücke von Alcantara”
  • German: “Brücke von Alcántara”
  • German: “Premio Internacional Puente de Alcántara”
  • German: “Puente de Alcántara”
  • Greek: “Αλκάνταρα”
  • Greek: “Γέφυρα της Αλκάνταρα”
  • Hindi: “अलकानतारा पुल”
  • Italian: “Alcántara”
  • Italian: “ponte di Alcántara”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Alcántara”
  • Japanese: “アルカンタラ”
  • Japanese: “アルカンタラ橋”
  • Korean: “알칸타라 다리”
  • Korean: “알칸타라”
  • Latin: “Alcantara”
  • Latin: “Pons Alcantarensis”
  • Lithuanian: “Alkantara”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alcántara-broen”
  • Norwegian: “Alcántara-broen”
  • Panjabi: “ਆਲਕਾਨਤਾਰਾ ਪੁਲ”
  • Persian: “پل آلکانتارا”
  • Persian: “پل الکانتارا”
  • Polish: “Alcántara”
  • Polish: “Most Alcántara”
  • Portuguese: “Alcântara”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Alcántara”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Alcântara”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Romana de Alcántara”
  • Russian: “Алькантара”
  • Russian: “Алькантарский мост”
  • Russian: “Античный мост через Тахо”
  • Russian: “Мост Алькантара”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alkantarski most”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Most Alcantara”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Most Alcántara”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Puente de Alcántara”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Alcantara”
  • Spanish: “puente de Alcántara”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Alcántara”
  • Swedish: “Alcántara”
  • Tamil: “அல்கந்தாரா பாலம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Алькантара”
  • Ukrainian: “Алькантарський міст”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu Alcántara”

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