Total aqueduct length50,000 m
1.85Malta lengths
227 trillionSilicon atoms
Uzes to Nimes
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Roman Aqueduct (Pont du Gard dimensions)
The engineering that brought water to Roman cities/Historical
While Pont du Gard exists as a landmark entry, the Roman aqueduct system it served illustrates Roman hydraulic engineering at its finest. The Nimes aqueduct stretched 50 km from the spring at Uzes to the city of Nemausus (Nimes). The water channel maintained a precise gradient of just 34 cm per km. The Pont du Gard bridge section stands 49 m tall with three tiers of arches, making it the tallest Roman aqueduct bridge ever built. It delivered 20,000 cubic meters of water per day to Nimes.
Measurements
Bridge height49 m
1.8 tenthsTitanic lengths
4.9 tenthsCity block lengths
Pont du Gard at its tallest
Bridge length275 m
197 billionthsSun diameters
275 billionNanometers
3,056French fry lengths
Spanning the Gardon river
Channel width1.2 m
1.2Guitar lengths
12.6Chess kings
5.45TV remotes
Water conduit dimensions
Channel height1.8 m
1.97Walking canes
21.2Shuttlecock lengths
11.3Kindle heights
Covered stone channel
Daily water flow20,000 m3
477 billionthsGrand Canyons
602Shipping containers
111 millionChampagne flutes
Volume delivered per day to Nimes