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List of Roman bridges

The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. 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.

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.

Name River Town Location Country Spans Height Comment
Alcántara Bridge Tagus Alcántara ? Spain 13.8m; 21.9m; 28.8m; 27.4m; 21.9m; 13.8m L
Alconétar Bridge Tagus Alconétar Now 6 km N Spain 16 x 7.3-15m M
Alte Sauerbrücke Sauer Echternach ? Luxemburg/
Germany
? ?
Asi bridge ? Antakya ? Turkey 4 x 10m S
Band-i-Kaisar Karun Shushtar ? Iran c.35 x M M
Bridge at Afrin Afrin Aleppo Aleppo-Cyrrhus Syria 11.5m; 12.5m; 12m M
Bridge at Eski Mosul ? Eski Mosul ? Iraq c.15m M
Bridge at Limyra ? Limyra 7.5 km NE of Finike Turkey 27 x c.10.7m S
Bridge at Maameltein Maameltein Beirut 18 km NE Lebanon 12m S
Bridge at Oberzeiring Blahbach Oberzeiring 20 km NW of Judenberg Austria 1 or 2 x S S
Bridge of Jisr Jindas ? Lod 35 km NW of Jerusalem Palestine ? ?
Caravan bridge Meles Izmir ? Turkey ? ?
Cinque Ponti ? Salona 7 km NE of Split Croatia 2 x S S
Cloaca di Porta San Clementino Marta Graviscae Near Tarquinia on Via Aurelia Italy, Central 1 x S S
Culverts in Siliana valley ? Maktar E Tunisia 1 x S S
Göksu bridge Göksu
(Calycadnus)
Samsat 25 km W Turkey c.30m ?
Hadji Bektari bridge Shkumbi Hadji Bektari 10 km NE of Elbasan Albania 3 x S ?
Jisr Banat Ya’qub Jordan ? N of Sea of Galilee Palestine 4 x M S
Jisr el Majami Jordan Gesher ? Palestine c.15m; c.18m M
Karamağara bridge Arabkir Çay Ağın ? Turkey 17m L
Karas bridge ? Karas 10 km N of Erzerum Turkey 4-8 x M S
Leontes bridge Leontes Tyre 10 km N Lebanon 1 x M S
Misis bridge Ceyhan Adana E of Adana Turkey 9 x M S
Muro del Peccato ? Civita Castellana N of Ponte sul Treia Italy, Central ? ?
Pons Aelius Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity 6 x 18 M
Pons Aemilius Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity 6 spans, incl. 4 x 24.3m M
Pons Auruncus ? Sessa Aurunca 1 km W Italy, Southern 21 x M S
Pons Cestius Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity 3 x 13.7m M
Pons Fabricius Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity 24.2m; 24.5m M
Pons Minucius Tiber Otricoli 3 km S on Via Flaminia Italy, Central ? ?
Pons Mulvius Tiber Rome 5 km north Italy, Rome & vicinity 9m; 4 x 18m; 9m M
Pons Sangarius Sangarius Candir Köprü 55 km SE of Eskişehir Turkey ? ?
Pons Servili ? Orakë W of Lake Ohrid Albania ? ?
Pont de Boissezon Bénovie Boissezon 1 km S of Sommières France 6m; 8.8m; 9.4m; 8.8m; 6m S
Pont de César Velaj Mondouilloux On Via Bolena France ? ?
Pont de Chemtou Mejerda Chemtou 20 km W of Jendouba Tunisia 5 x S M
Pont de Civitas Avensis Mejerda Bou Salem
(Souk el Khemis)
11 km E Tunisia 2 x S ?
Pont de Domqueur ? Domqueur 16 km E of Abbeville France 2.3m S
Pont de Duperré Oued Chelif Duperré 150 km SW of Algiers Algeria ? ?
Pont de Gastal ? Tébessa Possibly 30 km N Algeria 7.5m S
Pont de Grich el Oued Oued el Hamar Grich el Oued (Roman Thisiduo) 6 km NE of Mejez el Bab Tunisia >3m S
Pont de Jedeida Mejerda Jedeida E end of town Tunisia 9 x S S
Pont de Khémissa ? Khémissa 2 km E Algeria S; 5.4m; S M
Pont de Mejez el Bab Mejerda Mejez el Bab W end of town Tunisia 7 x S S
Pont de Montignies-St Christophe Hantes Montignies-St Christophe 1 km NW Belgium 13 x 1.5m S
Pont de Pierre Buthier Aosta E of Arch of Augustus Italy, Northern 17.1m S
Pont de Rolampont Marne Rolampont 1-1.5 km SE France 3 x S S
Pont de Sbeitla Oued Sbeitla Sbeitla 300 m NE Tunisia 4 x M M
Pont de Tébessa ? Tébessa 2.5 km NE Algeria 4 x 3.1m S
Pont de Tébourba Mejerda Tébourba SE of town Tunisia c.16 x S S
Pont de Trajan Oued Béja Béja 10 km S Tunisia 5.8m; 5.3m; 6m S
Pont de Treviri Oued Rhumel Constantine ? Algeria c.3.5m; 5.3m; c.3.5m M
Pont de Sommières Vidourle Sommières In town France 2 x S; 13 x 8.5m; 2 x S S
Pont de St Gabriel ? Tarascon ? France 3m ?
Pont de St Thibéry Hérault Saint-Thibéry 1 km SE on Via Domitia France 9 x 10-12m S
Pont de Vaison-la-Romaine Ouvèze Vaison-la-Romaine In town France 17m S
Pont d'Adpertusa Oued Chafrou Adpertusa 5 km W of Tunis Tunisia 6.3m S
Pont d'Ain Hedja ? Agbia ? Tunisia ? ?
Pont d'Ain Younes Oued el Kebir Téboursouk 9 km SE Tunisia 1 x S S
Pont Ambroix Vidourle Ambrussum W of Gallargues-le-Montueux on Via Domitia France 5 x M ?
Pont d’Ascain Nivella Ascain 7 km SE of Saint-Jean-de-Luz France ? ?
Pont d’el Kantara Oued Kantara El Kantara 65 km SW of Batna Algeria 10m M
Pont d’Ombret Semois Arel Arel-Trier road Belgium ? ?
Pont d'Oudna Oued Oudna Oudna 200 m NE Tunisia 3 x S S
Pont d'Oued Budjema Oued Budjema Annaba 1 km S, at Hippone Algeria 11 x S S
Pont d'Oued Bou-Zid Oued Bou-Zid Ksar Hellal ? Tunisia ? ?
Pont d'Oued Cherchar Oued Cherchar Bou Ficha 4 km NE Tunisia c.16 x S) S
Pont d'Oued el Ahmar Oued el Ahmar Dougga 6.5 km E Tunisia ? ?
Pont d'Oued el Enja Oued el Enja Thuburnica 11 km NW of Chemtou Tunisia or Algeria 10m S
Pont d'Oued Nebana Oued Nebana Kairouan 36 km N Tunisia 5m; 6 x 2.6m; S (now c.14 spans) S
Pont d'Oued Zarga Oued Zarga Oued Zarga ? Tunisia 2 x M S
Pont d'Oued Ziuna Oued Ziuna Tolemaide (Addirsiyah) ? Libya 2 x S S
Pont d’Outremecourt Mouzon Bourmont ? France 3m; 4.7m; 5.8m; 4.7m; 3m S
Pont des Esclapes Le Béal Fréjus 2.5 km W on Via Julia Augusta France 3 x S S
Pont des Marchands Canal de la Robine Narbonne Beneath houses France c.15m S
Pont Flavien Touloubre Saint-Chamas E of Arles on Via Julia Augusta France 12.3m S
Pont Julien Coulon Apt 7 km W France 10.3m; 16.3m; 10.3m S
Pont Serme ? Béziers 14 km W on Via Domitia France ? S
Pont-Saint-Martin Lys Pont-Saint-Martin In town Italy, Northern 36.65m M
Pont sur Couesnon ? Vendelais ? France 3m S
Pont sur Laye Laye Mane 1 km W France 3m; 7m; 12m S
Pont sur Loire Loire Lavoûte-sur-Loire ? France ? ?
Pont sur l'Oued Djilf Oued Djilf Maktar 15 km E Tunisia 6 x 5.4m M
Pont sur Rhone Rhone Arles ? France ? ?
Pont sur Rhone Rhone Vienne To Ste Colombe les Viennes France ? ?
Pont Vieux Hérault Le Vigan ? France ? ?
Pontaccio ? Loano On Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 10m S
Ponte Altinate Bacchiglione Padua To E of town Italy, Northern 3 x S S
Ponte Alto ? Terracina On Via Appia Italy, Southern 1 x S S
Ponte Amato Fosso Collafri Gallicano 0.4 km SW on Via Praenestina Italy, Rome & vicinity 5m M
Ponte Antico Fosso dell'Acqua Traversa Terracina On Via Appia Italy, Southern 1 x S S
Ponte Apollosa ? Benevento About 8 km SW Italy, Southern S; M; S M
Ponte Calamone ? Narni 2.5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.3m; 1.4m; 3.3m S
Ponte Cardaro ? Narni 5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.4m; 5.5m; 7.9m; 5.5m; 3.4m S
Ponte Catena ? Cori Outside Porta Ninfina Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S L
Ponte Corbo Bacchiglione Padua To NE of town Italy, Northern 3 x S S
Ponte Corvo ? Benevento About 3 km SW Italy, Southern 2 x S S
Ponte de Arena ? Monza ? Italy, Northern 5.1m S
Ponte dei Ciclopi ? Cantiano c.3 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.7m S
Ponte dei Ladroni V. d. Ferrara Benevento 17 km ENE on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 3m; 10m; 14m ?
Ponte degli Angeli Bacchiglione Vicenza Near Chiesa d. Angeli Italy, Northern 5 x M S
Ponte del Diavolo Fiumaretta Sta Marinella Via Aurelia Italy, Rome & vicinity 7m S
Ponte del Diavolo Spalla Bassa Cassino 0-12 km SW Italy, Southern 5.5m S
Ponte del Diavolo Titerno Campobasso ? Italy, Southern 1 x M S
Ponte del Diavolo ? Blera In gorge below town Italy, Central 3 x S S
Ponte del Diavolo ? Manziana W of Lago di Bracciano Italy, Central 7m S
Ponte del Diavolo ? Massa Martana 13 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.3m S
Ponte del Gran Caso Gran Caso Ascoli Piceno 2 km E on Via Salaria Italy, Central 6m M
Ponte del Tirso Tirso Oristano Sardinia Italy, Southern Ruins ?
Ponte dell’Abbadia Fiora Vulci 8 km N of Montalto di Castro Italy, Central S; c.25m; S L
Ponte dell’Acqua ? Finale Ligure In Val Ponci on Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 1 x S S
Ponte dell’Acquoria Aniene Tivoli 1.2 km W Italy, Rome & vicinity 7 x S ?
Ponte della Regina Brembo Almenno Lecco-Bergamo Italy, Northern 8 x M M-H
Ponte della Rocca ? Blera 1 km W on Via Clodia Italy, Central 1 x S M
Ponte della Scutella Cavignano Ascoli Piceno On Via Salaria Italy, Central 10.8m S
Ponte delle Chianche T. d. Buonalbergo Montecalvo 3.3 km NW on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 6 x M S
Ponte delle Fate ? Finale Ligure In Val Ponci on Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 5.7m; S M
Ponte delle Voze Voze Finale Ligure In Val Ponci on Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 4-5m S
Ponte detto delle Piangole Metaurus ? Pesaro region Italy, Central 4 x M M
Ponte d’Arli Tronto Arli 14 km W of Ascoli Piceno on Via Salaria Italy, Central 17m M
Ponte d’Augusto Marecchia Rimini On Via Aemilia Italy, Central 8.7m; 8.9m; 10.6m; 8.9m; 8.0m S
Ponte d’Augusto Nera Narni 0.5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 19.6m; 32.1m; 18m; 16m L
Ponte di Agosta Anio Agosta 8 km S of Arsoli Italy, Rome & vicinity 7 x S S
Ponte di Cassino Valle del Rapido Cassino About 3 km N Italy, Southern 1 x S S
Ponte di Caudino Lorenzino Caudino Near Arcevia Italy, Central 8m S
Ponte di Cecco Castellano Ascoli Piceno E entrance to city Italy, Central 14.5m; 7.2m H
Ponte di Chatillon Marmore Châtillon In town Italy, Northern 15m M
Ponte di Corso V. Emanuele ? Milan Beneath C. V. Emanuele Italy, Northern 2.6m S
Ponte di Diocleziano Metaurus Fossombrone 2.5 km SW Italy, Central c.20m L
Ponte di Fiumicinetto Gressaga S. Dona d. Piave N Italy, Northern 3 x c.7m S
Ponte di Fossato di Vico Regalino Fossato di Vico c. 1.5 km E of Via Flaminia Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponte di Gavoi ? Gavoi SW of Nuoro, Sardinia Italy, Southern 5 x S-M S
Ponte di Mezzocamino ? Rome ? Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Ponte di Nona, Small T. Marrana Rome 12 km E on Via Praenestina Italy, Rome & vicinity 6m S
Ponte di Nona, Large T. Marrana Rome 12 km E on Via Praenestina Italy, Rome & vicinity S; 7 x 6m; S L
Ponte di Nepi ? Nepi ? Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponte di Pioraco ? Pioraco c. 25 km NE of Nocera Umbra Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponte di Pollenza ? Pollenza 10 km SW of Macerata Italy, Central M; S S
Ponte di Porta Cappuccina Tronto Ascoli Piceno NW entrance to city Italy, Central 22.2m L
Ponte di Porta Rimini Foglia Pesaro ? Italy, Central 28.7m; 6.3m M
Ponte di Porta Tufilla Tronto Ascoli Piceno N entrance to city Italy, Central 2 x M; S M
Ponte di Promontogno ? Promontogno Near Chiavenna Italy, Northern 1 x S M
Ponte di Quintodecimo Tronto Quintodecimo 24 km W of Ascoli Piceno on Via Salaria Italy, Central 17.1m M
Ponte di Rodi ? ? Island of Rhodes Greece 2 x S S
Ponte di Sant'Antioco ? Sant'Antioco SW Sardinia Italy, Southern 2 x S S
Ponte di San Giovanni de Butris ? Acquasparta 1 km S on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 2 x 8.7m S
Ponte di San Giuliano Rapido Atina In town Italy, Southern 2 x M M
Ponte di Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna Uso Rimini c. 12 km W on Via Aemilia Italy, Northern c.4m S
Ponte di Smirra ? Acqualanga 2.0 km S on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.8m S
Ponte di Sperlonga ? Sperlonga Near the Villa of Tiberius Italy, Southern 4.7m S
Ponte di St Vincent Cillau Saint-Vincent 1 km east Italy, Northern 9.7m; 3.1m S
Ponte di Susegana ? Susegana ? Italy, Northern 5.3m S
Ponte di Terra F. di Terra Rome 21 km E on Via Praenestina Italy, Rome & vicinity 4.9m S
Ponte di Traiano Metaurus Fossombrone 5 km SW on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 4m; 11.3m; 11.3m M
Ponte di Tre Ponti Pontine Marshes Terracina About 13 km NW on Via Appia Italy, Southern 2 x S S
Ponte di Vigna Capoccio Fosso di Carano Velletri 4 km SW on Via Appia Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S ?
Ponte Etrusco ? Sigillo 7.5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 4m S
Ponte Fonnaia Naia Acquasparta 3 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.4m S
Ponte Furo Retrone Vicenza Near Campo Marzio Italy, Northern 2 x 4.6m S
Ponte Genga Sentino Fabriano 16 km NE Italy, Central 8m M
Ponte Grosso Burano Cantiano N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 2 x 7m S
Ponte Grosso a Pontericcioli Fosso della Scheggio Scheggia 6 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central ? x 3.4m S
Ponte Ladricio Eisack Franzensfeste ? Italy, Northern ? ?
Ponte Leproso ? Benevento About 1 km SW Italy, Southern 5 x S S
Ponte Lucano Anio Tivoli 3.5 km W on Via Tiburtina Italy, Rome & vicinity 5 x S S
Ponte Lungo ? Albenga On Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 10 x 6.6-8.4m S
Ponte Mammolo Anio Rome 8 km ENE on Via Tiburtina Italy, Rome & vicinity S; 16m; S M
Ponte Manlio Bosso Cagli 0.5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 11.7m S
Ponte Marzio Serio Gorle Near Bergamo Italy, Northern 3 x M S
Ponte Nascosa ? Civitamassa c. 9 km NW of L'Aquila on Via Caecilia Italy, Central S S
Ponte Nepesino Fosso Cerreto Nepi 3 km S on Via Amerina Italy, Central 4 x S S
Ponte Nomentano Anio Rome 6 km NE on Via Nomentana Italy, Rome & vicinity S; L; S M
Ponte Petreo ? Ravenna c. 3 km S Italy, Northern ? ?
Ponte Picchiato Miccino Orte 12 km SE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 11.5m S
Ponte Pietra Etsch Verona NE corner of town Italy, Northern 5 x M S
Ponte Pietra Ofanto Canosa d. P. 3 km W on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 2 spans ?
Ponte Piro ? Barbarano 4 km SE of Blera on Via Clodia Italy, Central ? ?
Ponte presso Tor di Valle ? Rome 10 km SW on Via Ostiensis Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Ponte presso Torre Pastore ? Civita Castellana 0.3 km N of P. Ritorto Italy, Central 3.1m S
Ponte Pusterla Bacchiglione Vicenza On Via Claudia Augusta Italy, Northern 3 x M S
Ponte Ritorto Fosso di Chiavello Civita Castellana 4 km E on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 5.9m S
Ponte Romano Garafo Acquasanta On Via Salaria Italy, Central 10.5m M
Ponte Romano Velino Rieti In town Italy, Central ? S
Ponte Rotto Carapelle Foggia 13 km SE on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 10 x S-M S
Ponte Rotto Cervaro Foggia 10 km S on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 17 x S-M S
Ponte Salario Anio Rome 5 km N on Via Salaria Italy, Rome & vicinity 8.5m; 26.7m; 8.5m M
Ponte Sambuco ? Rieti S on Via Salaria Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponte San Giorgio ? Arsoli 3 km N on Via Valeria Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Ponte Sanguinario Tessino Spoleto Beneath Piazza Garibaldi Italy, Central S; 6.2m; 6.8m; S S
Ponte Sanguinaro Sanguinaro Otricoli 7 km NE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central ? ?
Ponte San Lorenzo Bacchiglione Padua To E of town Italy, Northern 12.8m; 14.4m; 12.5m S
Ponte San Lorenzo ? Bulicame 1 km NE of Viterbo on Via Cassia Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponte San Matteo Bacchiglione Padua To E of town Italy, Northern ? ?
Ponte San Nicolao ? Viterbo Via Cassia Italy, Central 1 x M S
Ponte San Vito Uso Rimini 10 km W on Via Aemilia Italy, Northern 1 x S S
Ponte Sardone ? Palestrina 0.7 km SW on Via Praenestina Italy, Rome & vicinity ? ?
Ponte Scutonico ? Arsoli 2 km S on Via Valeria Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Ponte Sodo Valchetta Veii On N boundary Italy, Rome & vicinity ? ?
Ponte Spiano Fonturce Sigillo 6 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.25m S
Ponte sul Adda Adda Olginate S of Lecco Italy, Northern 4.8m S
Ponte sul Canalat Canalat Ceggia ? Italy, Northern 8.3m; 7.4m; 6.8m S
Ponte sul Lemene Lemene Concordia Sag. ? Italy, Northern ? S
Ponte sul Mannu Mannu Porto Torres To W of town, Sardinia Italy, Southern 5.4m; 5.4m; 3m; 5.3m; 5.2m; 12.5m; 19.5m M
Ponte sul Fosso della Mola Fosso della Mola Nepi 2 km E Italy, Central 1 x M S
Ponte sul Fosso Tre Ponti Fosso Tre Ponti Nepi 4 km N on Via Amerina Italy, Central 4.6m M
Ponte sul Fratta Fratta Orte 13 km SE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central ? ?
Ponte sul Nafissa Nafissa Aquileia ? Italy, Northern 1 x S S
Ponte sul Ofanto Ofanto Canosa d. P. 3 km W on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 7 x S-M S
Ponte sul Reno Reno Bologna On Via Aemilia Italy, Northern ? ?
Ponte sul Rio della Torre Rio della Torre San Lorenzo al Mare On Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 4m S
Ponte sul Rubicone Rubicon Savignano On Via Aemilia Italy, Northern 3 x 6.2m S
Ponte sul Savuto Savuto Scigliano Via Popilia (or Annia) Italy, Southern 20.5m M
Ponte sul Tevere Tiber Sigliano ? Italy, Central ? ?
Ponte sul Treia Treia Civita Castellana 5 km NE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central ? ?
Ponte sull’Ausa Ausa Rimini Near Arch of Augustus Italy, Central S; M S
Ponte sulla Dora Dora Baltea Ivrea In town Italy, Northern L; M; S M
Ponte Taverna Burano Cagli 0.5 km S on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 4.8m; 16.2m ?
Ponte Toro ? Terni 6 km NE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 9m S
Ponte Tufaro ? Benevento About 10 km SW Italy, Southern 3 x S S
Ponte Valentino Calore Benevento 3 km E on Via Traiana Italy, Southern 15m; 18m; 15m M
Ponte Vecchio ? Rapallo In town Italy, Northern 1 x M S
Ponte Voragine ? Scheggia 3 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3m S
Primo Ponte Fosso di Sta Maria Morgana Sta Marinella Via Aurelia Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Secondo Ponte Fosso di Sta Maria Morgana Sta Marinella Via Aurelia, at 60.9 km Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
Primo Ponte ? Foligno Via Sudena Italy, Central 4 x S S
Secondo Ponte ? Foligno ? Italy, Central 7 x S S
Terzo Ponte ? Foligno Via Giovanni dell’Acqua Italy, Central 9m; 9m; 10m; 9m; 9m S
Quarto Ponte ? Foligno Via delle Grazie Italy, Central 8m; 10m; 8m S
Primo Ponte ? Gualdo Tadino In vicinity Italy, Central c.4m M
Secondo Ponte della Val Quazzola ? Quiliano Near Ricchini Italy, Northern 6m S
Terzo Ponte della Val Quazzola ? Quiliano 2 km beyond Secondo Ponte della Val Quazzola Italy, Northern c.6m S
Quarto Ponte della Val Quazzola ? Quiliano Volta locality Italy, Northern ? ?
Quinto Ponte della Val Quazzola ? Quiliano Colle sul Rio d. Scarroni Italy, Northern ? ?
Sesto Ponte della Val Quazzola ? Quiliano Rio del Gallo Italy, Northern ? ?
Primo Ponte di Val Ponci ? Finale Ligure In Val Ponci on Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 1 x S S
Quarto Ponte di Val Ponci ? Finale Ligure In Val Ponci on Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern ? ?
Pontetto ? Loano On Via Julia Augusta Italy, Northern 1 x S S
Ponticello ? Benevento In town, to E Italy, Southern 1 x M M
Ponticello ? Cantiano 0.2 km N of Ponte di Ciclopi Italy, Central 1 x S S
Ponticello dell’Abbazia ? Acqualanga 4 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 2.1m; 2.8m S
Ponticello di Case Nuove ? Acqualanga N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 1.4m S
Ponticello di Isernia ? Isernia ? Italy, Southern 1 x M S
Ponticello sul Selino Selino Selinunte Near Castelvetrano, Sicily Italy, Southern 1 x S S
Puente Bibey Bibey Puebla de Trives c. 8 km towards Petín Spain 6.1m; 18.5m; 8.8m L
Puente de Alardos Alardos Madrigal de la Vera ? Spain 22.8m M
Puente de Albarregas Albarregas Mérida NW entrance to town Spain 1.3m; 1.7m; 3 x 5m S
Puente de Alcántara Tagus Toledo E approach to town Spain 16m; 28.3m L
Puente de Alcantarilla Salado de Moran Utrera 32 km SE of Seville Spain 5.4m; 5.7m S
Puente de Cangas de Onís Sella Cangas de Onís ? Spain 7.7m; 21.6m; 9.5m; 6.8m; 4.3m; 3.6m M Three main arches pointed. Dates originally from 2nd c. AD
Puente de Cáparra Ambroz Plasencia 20 km N Spain 8.7m; 9.2m S
Puente de Carmona ? Carmona 28 km E of Seville Spain 4m; 4m; 5m; 4m; 4m S
Roman bridge at Chaves Tâmega Chaves In town Portugal c.13 x S S
Puente de El Garro Almonte Alconétar Now flooded Spain ? ?
Puente de Guallaminos Guallaminos Villanueva de la Vera ? Spain 18.6m S
Puente de Guijo de la Granadilla Alagón Plasencia c. 20 km N Spain 19.1m M
Puente de Lugo Jiloca Lugo ? Spain 5.4m; 11.2m; 5.4m S
Puente de Lumbier Irati Lumbier At Hoz de Lumbier Spain 1 x M L
Puente de Medellín Guadiana Medellín 35 km E of Mérida Spain 28 x 12m S
Puente de Monistrol Llobregat Monistrol In town Spain 37m; 27m; 17m; 12m M
Puente de Orbigo ? Santiago de Compostela ? Spain >5 x S S
Puente de Piedra Ebro Zaragoza In town Spain ? ?
Puente de Piedra Segre Lérida In town Spain ? ?
Puente de Puebla de Trives Xares Puebla de Trives Near Mendoya Spain 7m S
Puente de Segura Elja Segura ? Spain/
Portugal
7m; 7m; 10m; 7m; 7m M
Puente de Sta Coloma Gran Valira Santa Coloma 3 km S of Andorra la Vella Andorra S; M S
Puente de Tres Puentes Zadorra Iruna 9 km W of Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain 13 x S S
Puente de Villa del Río Salado de Porcuna Villa del Río 10 km E of Montoro Spain 3m; 9.1m; 3.6 m S
Puente de Villodas Zadorra Villodas c. 12 km W of Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain 10 x S S
Puente del Diablo Llobregat Martorell E end of town Spain c.16m; 37.3m L
Puente del Jándular Jándular Andújar 5 km W Spain 7 x 5.1m; 2-3 x S S
Puente del Vadillo Tamuja Vadillo 30 km E of Cáceres Spain 1 x M S
Puente de la Cigarrosa Sil Petín In town Spain 8m; 10m; 4m; 19m; 10m S
Puente de la Doncella Ambroz Plasencia c. 40 km N Spain 9.3m S
Puente Linares Limia Bande On Bande-Porquera road Spain 7.5m; 7m + (2 x S) S
Puente Mocha Guadalmellato Córdoba 10 km E Spain 10 x 4.5-6.6m S
Puente Romano Guadalquivir Córdoba In town Spain 16 x 7.9-12m S
Puente Romano Guadiana Mérida S entrance to town Spain 62 x 5.6-11.6m S
Puente Romano Tormes Salamanca In town Spain 15 x 9.4-9.7m S
Puente Viejo Fluvia Besalu 30 km NW of Girona Spain ? ?
Rhyndacus bridge Kemalposa
(Rhyndacus)
Aezani Çavdarhisar Turkey c.3.9m; 5.2m; 6.5m; 5.2m; c.3.9m S
Rhyndacus bridge Kemalposa
(Rhyndacus)
Aezani Çavdarhisar Turkey c.4 x M S
Roman bridge Biga Çayı
(Granicus)
Biga Over Biga Çayı Turkey ? ?
Roman bridge ? Eğirdir ? Turkey ? ?
Sabrina bridge Karabudak Zimara ? Turkey ? ?
Sangarius Bridge Sakarya
(Sangarius)
İzmit 4 km W of Adapazarı Turkey 8-12 x M S
Sauerbrücke Sauer Wasserbillig ? Luxemburg ? ?
Selinus bridge Selinus Pergamon ? Turkey 2 x 11.4 S
Selinus bridge Selinus Pergamon Under Temple of Serapis (Red Hall) Turkey 2 x 9m S
Severus bridge Cendere Çayı Kahta 41 km E of Adıyaman Turkey 34.2m L
Shkumbi bridge Shkumbi Topcias Near Shenjan Albania 17 x S ?
Sankt Dionysen bridge Murufer Sankt Dionysen Between Sankt Dionysen and Oberdorf Austria 1 x S S
Steinerner Steg Passer Meran ? Italy, Northern M; S S
Stone Bridge Seyhan Adana ? Turkey 21 x S S
Villa Formosa Seda Alter do Chao 10 km W Portugal 6 x c.9.6m S
Viadotta di Valle Ariccia Valle Ariccia Rome 27 km SE on Via Appia Italy, Rome & vicinity 3 x S S
Viadotta sulla Via Aurelia ? Rome Pons Cestius-Janiculum Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S ?
Viaduct over the Fosso di Ponte Terra Fosso di Ponte Terra San Vittorino 1 km NE Italy, Rome & vicinity 4 x M M
Voltarella ? Civita Castellana 5 km NE on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 3.1m S
Zakho bridge Khabur Zakho ? Iraq S; L; S L
? Arabkir Çay Korpanik 3 km E Turkey 30m ?
? Arapsu Olbia c. 5 km W of Antalya Turkey 1 x S S
? Asopus Laodicea on the Lycus ? Turkey 8.0m; 12.3m; 7.1m M
? Bues Ganagobie W bank of Durance, S of Sisteron France ? ?
? Escoutay Viviers ? France ? ?
? Köprüçay
(Eurymedon)
? c. 5 km N of Beskonak Turkey 1 x S S
? Fosso del Giardinetto Rome 11 km E on Via Labicana Italy, Rome & vicinity 5.7m S
? Fosso della Valchetta Castel Giubileo 0.25 km N Italy, Rome & vicinity 2 x 7m S
? Fosso di Palidoro Palidoro Beneath farmhouse Italy, Rome & vicinity 2 x S ?
? Fosso di Vallemplice Sta Marinella Via Aurelia Italy, Rome & vicinity 1 x S S
? Fosso Malafede Ostia 9 km NE on Via Ostiensis Italy, Rome & vicinity 2 x S S
? Göksu
(Calycadnus)
Silifke ? Turkey 5 x c.17m; 2 x 4.3m S
? Guadiana Mertola ? Portugal ? ?
? Yeşil
(Iris)
Amasya ? Turkey ? ?
? Marsyas Incekemer ? Turkey 3 x M M
? Nahr er Rukkad ? W of Bostra Syria 8 spans ?
? Nile Aswan ? Egypt ? ?
? Numicus Ostia 2 km SE on Via Severiana Italy, Rome & vicinity 3 x S S
? Saboun-Souyou Aleppo 70 km N Syria 3.8m; 8.4m; 10m; 9.8m; 8.2m; 3.8m M
? Saboun-Souyou Aleppo Cyrrhus-Gaziantep Syria 4.2m; 9.3m; 4.7m S
? Wadi Suweida Suweida N of Bostra Syria 1 span ?
? Wadi Zeidi Bostra ? Syria 3 x 3.8m S
? Wadi Zeidi el-Tali’a W of Bostra Syria 2 x S S
? Wadi Zeidi Gemarrin ? Syria 3 x S S
? ? Antakya N of Antakya Turkey 1 x S L
? ? Kemer N of Kalkan Turkey 4.1m; 4.5m; >4.0m S
? ? Kireli ? Turkey ? ?
? ? Qodana W of Bostra Syria 3 spans ?
? ? Sette Vene 15 km N of Veii on Via Cassia Italy, Central 1 x S ?
? ? Tarsus Near Adana Turkey 3 x S S

Timber & stone pillar bridges

A timber bridge is a structure composed wholly out of wood, while a stone pillar bridge features a wooden superstructure resting on stone pillars. Strictly speaking, many bridges of the second type should be rather called "concrete pillar bridges", as the Romans preferably used opus caementicium for constructing their bridge piers (stone was confined in these cases to covering). Both types, timber bridges and stone respectively concrete pillar bridges, are listed here in the same category as historically, with the consolidation of Roman power in the newly conquered provinces, wooden bridges often gave way to solid pillar bridges.

Name River Town Country Spans Comment
Apollodorus Bridge
(or Trajan's Bridge)
Danube Turnu-Severin Romania/
Serbia
21 x >30m Concrete pillars
Caesar's Rhine bridges Rhine Koblenz Germany c.26 spans
Constantine's Bridge Danube Corabia Romania/
Bulgaria
? Concrete pillars
Cornelius Fuscus's Bridge Danube Orlea Romania/
Bulgaria
? Timber bridge
Justinian's bridge Siberis Sykeon Turkey 8 x 5.4-9.6m
Pons Aelius Tyne Newcastle England ?
Pons Sublicius Tiber Rome Italy ?
Pons Tirenus Garigliano Minturnae Italy ?
? Churn Cirencester England ?
? Eden Hyssop Holme Well England ?
? Forth ? Scotland ?
? Irthing Willowford England Possible stone arches
? Kelvin Summerston Scotland ?
? Loire Orléans France ?
? Loire ? France ?
Römerbrücke Mosel Trier Germany ?
? North Tyne Chesters England 4 x S Possible stone arches
? Rede Elishaw England ?
? Rede Risingham England ?
? Rhine Mainz Germany ?
? Rhone Genf Switzerland ?
? Seine Paris France ?
? Saône ? France ?
Piercebridge Roman Bridge Tees Piercebridge England ?
? Tees Pounteys Bridge England ?
London Bridge Thames London England ?
? Trent Cromwell England ?
? Tyne Corbridge England 6-11 x S Possible stone arches
? Wear Binchester England ?
? ? Hunwick Gill England ?
? ? London, Newgate England ?
? ? Wallasey England ?
? ? Water Newton England ?
? ? Wroxeter England ?

Pontoon bridges

As an alternative to ferry services, the Roman army often made use of pontoon bridges, along with timber structures, for river crossings. They usually consisted of boats lashed together, with the bows pointing towards the current. Permanent bridges of boats were also commonly set up for civilian traffic.

Character River Town Country Comment
Bridge of boats Danube Kostolac Romania/
Serbia
Bridge of boats Danube Turnu-Severin Romania/
Serbia
Bridge of boats Sakarya
(Sangarius)
Adapazarı, 4 km SW Turkey Replaced by stone arches of Sangarius bridge under reign of Justinian I (r. 527-565)

Aqueduct bridges

Town Name Country Bridge length Aqueduct length overall Comment
Aix-en-Provence ? France ? ?
Alabanda ? Turkey Yes ?
Alatri ? Italy ? ?
Alinda ? Turkey Yes ?
Almuñécar ? Spain Yes ?
Antibes ? France Yes ?
Antioch ? Turkey Yes ?
Anzio ? Italy ? ?
Arles ? France Yes ?
Aspendus ? Turkey Yes ?
Barcelona ? Spain Yes ?
Bavay ? France ? ?
Bellone-Claudia ? Spain ? ?
Bologna ? Italy ? ?
Bordeaux ? France ? ?
Cádiz ? Spain ? ?
? Israel Yes ?
Carthage Zaghouan-Carthage Tunisia Yes ?
Catania ? Italy ? ?
Chelva ? Spain ? ?
Chemtou ? Tunisia ? ?
Cherchell ? Algeria Yes ?
Cimiez ? France ? ?
Civitavecchia ? Italy Yes ?
Cogne Ponte del Pondel Italy, Northern 14.24 m span 6 km 66 m above bottom of valley
Constantine ? Algeria Yes ?
Die ? France ? ?
Ephesus ? Turkey Yes ?
Erythrai ? Turkey ? ?
Évreux ? France ? ?
Fréjus ? France Yes ?
Granada ? Spain ? ?
Istanbul ? Turkey Yes ?
Italica ? Spain Yes ?
Kavala ? Greece Yes ?
Khémissa ? Tunisia Yes ?
Laodicea ? Turkey Yes ?
Luynes ? France Yes ?
Lyon Brevenne France ? ?
Lyon Craponne France Yes ?
Lyon Gier France Yes ?
Lyon Mont d’Or France ? ?
Mainz ? Germany ? ?
Marseille ? France ? ?
Mérida Comalvo Spain ? ?
Mérida Los Milagros Spain Yes ?
Mérida San Lázaro Spain Yes ?
Metz ? France Yes ?
Minturno ? Italy Yes ?
Musti ? Tunisia ? ?
Nîmes Pont du Gard France Yes ?
Orange ? France ? ?
Paris Lutetia France ? ?
Pézenas ? France ? ?
Périgueux ? France ? ?
Phaselis ? Turkey Yes ?
Poitiers ? France ? ?
Pompeii ? Italy ? ?
Rodez ? France ? ?
Rome Alexandrina Italy 2 km 22 km Constr. 226 AD
Rome Anio Novus Italy 14 km 86.8 km Constr. 38-52 AD. 189,520 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Claudia Italy 14 km 68.6 km Constr. 38-52 AD. 184,280 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Julia Italy 10 km 68.6 km Constr. 33 BC. 48,240 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Marcia Italy 10 km 91.4 km Constr. 144-140 BC. 187,600 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Tepula Italy 9 km 17.7 km Constr. 126 BC. 17,800 m³ a day
Sádaba ? Spain ? ?
Saintes ? France ? ?
Salona ? Croatia Yes ?
Samosata ? Turkey Yes ?
Sebaste ? Turkey Yes ?
Side ? Turkey Yes ?
Sbeitla ? Tunisia Yes ?
Segovia ? Spain Yes ?
Sens ? France ? ?
Seville ? Spain Yes ?
Spoleto Ponte delle Torri Italy Yes ?
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges ? France Yes ?
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence ? France ? ?
Syracuse ? Italy ? ?
Taormina ? Italy ? ?
Tarquinia ? Italy Yes ?
Tarragona Puente de las Ferreras Spain Yes ?
Tébessa ? Tunisia Yes ?
Termini Imerese ? Italy Yes ?
Terracina ? Italy Yes ?
Toledo ? Spain Yes ?
Torres de Alcanadre ? Spain Yes ?
Turin ? Italy ? ?
Vaison ? France ? ?
Valencia de Alcántara ? Spain Yes ?
Venafro ? Italy Yes ?
Vienne ? France ? ?
Viterbo ? Italy ? ?
Volubilis ? Morocco ? ?
? Ponte Funicchio Italy Yes ?

References

Sources

Main source

  • O’Connor, Colin: Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4

Other 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

Other Roman building structures

Other lists

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