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Famous Bridges of the World
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The Romans were big builders. They built viaducts to carry roads and aqueducts to carry water. Which famous aqueduct was built near Nimes in the South of France sometime before AD 100?
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Pont du Gard
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The Pont du Gard is a well-preserved Roman aqueduct bridge near Nimes, France, built around the 1st century AD. It carried water across the Gardon River and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Barbegal was a mill complex, Eifel aqueduct is in Germany, and Valens is in Istanbul.