List of Roman bridges

List of Roman bridges

The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. [O’Connor (1993), p.1] The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known Roman bridges, many of which still survive to this day.

A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes any of these features:
*Roman arches
*Roman pillars
*Roman fundament
*Roman abutments
*Roman roadway
*Roman cutwaters

Also listed are bridges which feature substantially Roman material (Spolia), as long as the later bridge is erected on the site of a Roman precursor. Finally, incidences where only excavated bridge inscriptions lay testimony to the existence of a now perished Roman bridge are also included.

In the following, bridges are classified either according to their material or their function. All data not otherwise marked comes from O’Connor's "Roman Bridges".It is requested that additional entries should be made on the basis of credible print or online sources. Please provide your sources.]

Note on classification

Bridges are particularly difficult to classify as they, more than other structures, are subject to wear, war and the impact of natural elements. The constant need for repairs through the ages has often turned bridges into hybrid structures, which make it often difficult or nearly impossible to determine the exact date and origin of individual parts of a bridge. Thus, the majority of the bridges listed below can be assumed to include medieval or (early) modern modifications, replacements or extensions, to a small or large extent.

Masonry bridges

Below bridges out of stone or brick. The vast majority features arches, although stone deck slabs were also known. Concerning the bridges' spans and height: S = small, M = middle and L = large.

Aqueduct bridges

References

Sources

Main source
*O’Connor, Colin: "Roman Bridges", Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4Other sources
*Döring, Mathias: "Die römische Wasserleitung von Pondel (Aostatal)", in: "Antike Welt", Vol. 29, No. 2 (1998), p. 127-134
*Grewe, Klaus & Özis, Ünal et al.: "Die antiken Flußüberbauungen von Pergamon und Nysa (Türkei)", in: "Antike Welt", Vol. 25, No. 4 (1994), p. 348-352

Further reading

*Fernández Casado, C.: "Historia del puente en España. Puentes Romanos", Instituto Eduardo Torroja, Madrid 1980
*Galliazzo, V.: "I ponti romani", Edizione Canova, Venice 1995
*Gazzola, Piero: "Ponti romani. Contributo ad un indice sistematico con studio critico bibliografico", Vol. Ponti romani 2, Florence 1963

See also

General overview
*Roman architecture
*Roman technology
*Roman engineering
*Roman military engineeringOther Roman building structures
*Roman bridge
*Roman aqueduct
*Roman roadsOther lists
*List of aqueducts in the city of Rome
*List of Roman domes

External links

* [http://traianus.rediris.es/ Traianus] - Technical investigation of Roman public works
* [http://www.romanaqueducts.info/ 600 Roman Aqueducts] - with 40 described in detail
* [http://www.antikefan.de/themen/strassen/portugal/uebersicht.html Roman bridges in Portugal] - pictures and description
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/bridges/home.html Lacus Curtius] - Roman Bridges
* [http://www.iath.virginia.edu/rome/Journal2TaylorNew.pdf Ancient Tiber River Bridges and the Development of Rome]


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