The bridge, which is built of granite, crosses the river Albarregas, a tributary of the Guadiana.

[citation needed] It is a Bien de Interés Cultural and part of a World Heritage Site.

It marked the northern exit of the city, where one had to cross the Albarregas River.

Here began the important road from Emerita to Asturicam, known as the ab Emerita Asturicam (Vía de la Plata), extending up to Astorga, as well as another road leading west to Olissipo, present-day Lisbon.

[3] The bridge runs parallel to the nearby Acueducto de los Milagros.