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Ponti Vecchiu ou Pont d'Abra

Petreto-Bicchisano;Zigliara, Corse-du-Sud, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Ponti Vecchiu sur le Taravo ou Pont d'Abra : classement par arrêté du 10 novembre 1976
Protection dates
1976/11/10 : classé MH
Type
pont
Main period of construction
15e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
sur le Taravo
Commune
Petreto-Bicchisano;Zigliara
Département
Corse-du-Sud
Region
Corse
Country
France
Coordinates
41.81003, 8.95970
Mérimée reference
PA00099101

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "Corse." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Pont génois bâti en pierre de taille. L'arche maîtresse, agrémentée de trous de boulins à sa base, franchit la rivière. Elle repose sur une base de rocher. Une arche secondaire enjambe celui-ci.

pont piétonnier

English translation

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Genoese bridge built in dressed stone. The main arch, embellished with putlog holes at its base, spans the river. It rests on a base of rock. A secondary arch spans this.

pedestrian bridge

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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