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    The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France that was built in the 1st century AD by Agrippa to carry water from a spring in Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes), requiring the construction of an impressive three-tiered bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River that stands 48.8 meters high and descends only 2.5 centimeters over its entire length, showcasing the remarkable precision of Roman engineering.

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    The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France that was built in the 1st century AD by Agrippa to carry water from a spring in Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes), requiring the construction of an impressive three-tiered bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River that stands 48.8 meters high and descends only 2.5 centimeters over its entire length, showcasing the remarkable precision of Roman engineering.

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    Ancient Roman Aqueduct Bridge Pont du Gard

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    The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct located in Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France that was built in the 1st century AD by Agrippa to carry water from a spring in Uzès to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nîmes), requiring the construction of an impressive three-tiered bridge across the gorge of the Gardon River that stands 48.8 meters high and descends only 2.5 centimeters over its entire length, showcasing the remarkable precision of Roman engineering.

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    LOCATION: VERS-PONT-DU-GARD, FRANCE TIME PERIOD: 1ST CENTURY AD BUILT BY: AGRIPPA ABOUT: The Pont du Gard (English: bridge of the Gard) is an ancient Roman aqueduct structure built by the Romans to carry water from a spring at Uzs to the Roman colony of Nemausus (Nmes). Because the terrain between the two points is hilly, the aqueduct built mostly underground took a long, winding route that crossed the gorge of the Gardon, requiring the construction of an aqueduct bridge. The bridge has three tiers of arches, standing 48.8 m (160 ft) high. The whole aqueduct descends in height by only 17 m (56 ft) over its entire length, while the bridge descends by a mere 2.5 cm (0.98 in) a gradient of only 1 in 3,000 which is indicative of the great precision that Roman engineers

    were able to achieve using only simple technology.

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