Ponte Molino (Padua)

45°24′42″N 11°52′26″E / 45.411745°N 11.873753°E / 45.411745; 11.873753CarriesVia DanteCrossesBacchiglioneLocalePadua, ItalyCharacteristicsDesignSegmental arch bridgeTotal length50.54 mWidth9.21 mLongest span11.47 mNo. of spans5HistoryConstruction end1st century BCLocation

The Ponte Molino is a Roman bridge across the Bacchiglione in Padua, Italy. The span-to-rise ratio of the Late Republican bridge varies between 3.5–4.5 and 1,^[1] the ratio of clear span and pier thickness between 4–6.5 and 1.^[2]

Apart from the Ponte Molino, there are other extant Roman bridges in Padua: Ponte San Lorenzo, Ponte Altinate and Ponte Corbo, all three also featuring segmented arches, as well as Ponte S. Matteo.

• List of Roman bridges
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

• Galliazzo, Vittorio (1995), I ponti romani, vol. 1, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, p. 432, ISBN 88-85066-66-6
• Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994), I ponti romani. Catalogo generale, vol. 2, Treviso: Edizioni Canova, pp. 207–208 (No. 435), ISBN 88-85066-66-6

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