Les Ferreres Aqueduct, Tarragona

The so-called Les Ferreres aqueduct, also known as the Puente del Diablo (Devil’s Bridge), is a Roman archway that forms part of the aqueduct that supplied water from the Francolí River to the city of Tarraco (Tarragona), from a distance of 25 km. The archery is located on the outskirts of the city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) which has been designated a World Heritage Site by the Unesco, thanks to the fact that it is one of the Roman era monuments that are preserved in extraordinarily good condition.

The aqueduct was built in the 1st century BC by Augustus and supplied water from the Francolí River to the city of Tarraco, capital of the Roman province of Hispania Citerior Tarraconensis, which covered two thirds of the Iberian Peninsula at its peak. It was used until well into the 17th century.

Located 4 km north of the city. The archway of the aqueduct is 217 metres long and 27 metres high at most. It has two levels with superimposed arches and is built of dry-jointed ashlars. There is a 40-centimetre difference in level from the north to the south, which made it easier for the water to flow into the city.