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The Ministry of Culture and Portavocía has declared Well Cataloged for its cultural relevance the Puente de las Pilas de Alcantarilla.
The procedure began in mid-2015 and, after fulfilling the different deadlines and procedures, the instruction of the file has been completed and has already been published in the Official Gazette of the Region of Murcia (BORM) the final resolution.
The Puente de las Pilas, which is currently closed to the passage of vehicles, is located in the Major or Alquibla ditch, known as Berreras ditch.
It is located to the east of the present urban nucleus and next to the primitive site of the Muslim farm of Qantarat Askaba and to the old population of Alcantarilla, destroyed and transferred by reason of the successive floods.
The director general of Cultural Heritage, Maria Comas, explained that "through this resolution, the conservation and conservation of this bridge that forms part of the region's heritage is protected and a work that stands out for its cultural relevance due to Its typology, historical significance and long chronology. "
The bridge of the piles, with a half-point arch, is the object of numerous repairs and maintenance works. In its present configuration, it has a curve in plan with its major side in favor of the current of the irrigation channel and it rests on two large mounds.
Old photographs show remains of a stone and brick parapet crowning the structure, which can now be recognized starting.
The denomination like Bridge of the Pilas in contemporary time derives to be in this section of the acequia where the washerwomen worked.
Its previous denomination would be Puente de Lizaja or Ynzaja, according to documents of century XVI.
The greater interest of this modest work derives from its position and history.
The primitive ford of the Segura that found its crossing in the proximities forced the passage by this point of the traditional routes from the prehistory, already shaped in Roman time in the way Augusta in its section between Ilici and Lorca.
With the development of irrigation and the construction of the Alquibla irrigation canal, it was necessary to skip it, for which it was essential to build a bridge that also allowed access to the old town.
From now on, any action carried out in Puente de las Pilas must be previously authorized by the General Directorate of Cultural Property and should always be oriented towards its conservation and restoration and the improvement of its environment, thus enabling the preservation of heritage region of.
Source: CARM
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