Roman aqueduct systems were built over a period of about 500 years, from 312 B.C.E. to C.E. 226. Most people will recognise the most visible feature of Roman aqueducts which are the bridges based on rounded stone arches. Some of these are still standing in some European valleys. Bridges account for a small portion of the hundreds of kilometres of aqueducts throughout the Roman Empire. Rome itself had at least 11 aqueduct systems supplying freshwater from sources up to 92 kilometres away (57 miles). Some are still functional. The Aqua Virgo, an aqueduct constructed by Agrippa in 19 B.C.E still supplies water to Rome's famous Trevi Fountain in the centre of Rome.
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