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The use of tunnels, high bridges over valleys, or inverted siphons…
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The use of tunnels, high bridges over valleys, or inverted siphons across deep depressions was a last resort when difficult conditions could not be met in any other way. For example, in the system of aqueducts serving the city of Rome, only 5 percent of the distance was carried by bridges.
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