Puente Romano in Velilla, Spain, was a medieval bridge with three arches over the Carrión river. Only one arch remains of the bridge as the rest collapsed during a flood in 1912. The flood that caused the collapse took place on the night of December 14, 1912, according to various sources. Velilla communicates with the province of León through this bridge. Experts suggest that it was likely built on the remains of an ancient Roman bridge, like many other Roman sites in Spain. Antonio García y Bellido, who spearheaded the excavations in Fuentes Tamáricas, concluded that it is likely built on the remains of an ancient Roman bridge, but the evidence for this claim is uncertain.
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