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| For the photo's, see below |
It is generally accepted that the aqueduct S of Metz brought its water to Metz although the last kilometers of the conduit are missing. Its source was Les Bouillons north of Gorze. In Ars-sur-Moselle a huge aqueduct bridge crossed the Moselle river. In Ars the conduit was split in a castellum so that the crossing was made with two seperate channels to the second castellum in Jouy-aux- Arches on the W side of the river, where both channels were united and the water was conveyed direction Metz. The Ars castellum (E of the Moselle) also acted as a cleaning basin. Local water sources added their water in / near the castella on both sides of the Moselle river.
W.D. Schram| Item | Info |
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| Length | 24 km |
| Cross-section | 1,1 x 1,6 m |
| Volume | 4.000 - 85.000 m3/day ?? |
| Fall | % |
| Period | ?? |
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| Recommended literature : | K. Grewe: Römische Wasserleitungen nördlich der Alpen (in: Die Wasserversorgung antike Städte vol 3 (1988) pag 76) |
| Recommended website : | Metz |
| How to visit : | For Jouy-aux-Arches take the N57 7 km south from Metz to Nancy. Ars is on the other side of the Moselle river. |
| HOME | More literature on more aqueducts | Last modified: March 25, 2005 - Wilke D. Schram (wilke@cs.uu.nl) |
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