List of ancient bridges

For a listing of bridges from Roman times, see List of Roman Bridges

The ancient Greek bridge at Eleutherna in Crete

Only bridges that are completely or noteworthy remnants should be included in this list .

Bulgaria

• Trigrad, Roman Bridge (bulgar. Tриград - римски мост) ( location ).

Germany

• Römerbrücke von Trier ^St , road bridge over the Moselle (originally only the pillars were made of stone)

• See also: There is the following information on the German-language Wikipedia about no longer existing Roman ( pile ) bridge structures in Germany:
  • Caesar's Rhine Bridge
  • Roman bridges in Koblenz
  • Roman Bridge Mainz
  • Roman Neckar Bridge in Heidelberg (remains in the town's local museum)
  • Roman Neckar Bridge in Wimpfen
  • Roman Nahe Bridge not far from Bingen (see in the text at Drusus Bridge )

France

• Bridge of Ambrussum ^St ( Pont Ambroix ), Roman road bridge in the course of the Via Domitia over the Vidourle river between Gallargues-le-Montueux and Villetelle in the Gard department in the southern French region of Occitania (ruins, an impressive arch in the middle of the river has been preserved)
• Barbaste ^St bridge in the Lot-et-Garonne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region , Roman road bridge over the Gélise river
• Bridge in Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry in the French Basque Country , stone bridge for pedestrians and riders over the River Nive
• Bridge of Vaison-la-Romaine ^St , Roman city bridge over the Ouvèze river
• Julianische Brücke ^St ( Pont Julien ), Roman road bridge at an ancient intersection on the Via Domitia about five kilometers north of Bonnieux ( Vaucluse department )

Note: The nine-arched Roman road bridge in the Var department over the Verdon river has been flooded by the Lac de Sainte-Croix reservoir since 1973 .

Golan Heights

• Tubular bridge, Roman road bridge over the Hazbani River (Jordan Spring River ) on the old road between Tire and Damascus 3 km south of the village of Ghajar
• Stone bridge from Roman times at the confluence of the Govta and the Banyas (Jordan spring river ) in the area of ​​the ancient Caesarea Philippi (right next to a modern bridge that belongs to the road to Kirjat Schmona )

Greece

• Bridge of Arta ^St , legendary stone bridge dating from antiquity (although it was renovated in Ottoman times) over the Arachthos in Epirus on the road between Preveza and Ioannina
• Plaka ^St Bridge, Plaka Stone Bridge, Tzoumerka Region, Epirus, Greece. Built in 1866. Border between Greece and the Ottoman Empire from 1880 to 1912 (collapsed February 2015).
• Eleutherna Bridge , Hellenistic cantilever arch bridge in Crete
• Bridges of Arkadikó ^St ( Peloponnese ), three Mycenaean road bridges from the Bronze Age , most likely from the 13th century BC. (Estimates vary between the 11th and 14th centuries BC), the most important of which is the Kazarma Bridge (length 22 m, width 5.6 m, height 4 m). It is the oldest surviving bridge in Europe and most likely in the world
• Ancient stone bridge at the southern exit of the Samaria Gorge near the ancient city of Tarrha in Crete
• Ancient bridge on the Greek island of Andros directly on the rocky coast (ruin, arch preserved)
• Bridge near Karitena , five-arched Franconian bridge over the Alfios river , originally from the 13th century, in its current form since 1441, partly preserved in its original form (two arches destroyed and replaced by a wooden bridge), 50 m long and 12 m high. Shrouded in legend, as is the Arta Bridge, with a similar myth about its construction

Great Britain

• Tarr Steps ^St , bridge over the River Barle at Winsford in the English county of Somerset , most closely related to medieval construction.

Note: In 2003, the remains of a long-collapsed Roman bridge, originally around 10 meters high, were recovered from the bed of the Tyne in Northumberland , probably built during the reoccupation of Hadrian's Wall (around 164 AD).

Italy

Road bridges over the Tiber in Rome

See also: List of Tiber Bridges in Rome

• Angel Bridge , ( Pons Aelius )
• Pons Aemilius
• Pons Fabricius
• Pons Cestius
• Milvian Bridge ( Pons Milvius )

More bridges in Rome

• Ponte di Nona , ancient Roman road bridge on the ninth mile of Via Praenestina to the east of the city
• Ponte Mammolo , ancient road bridge on the Via Tiburtina over the Aniene tributary of the Tiberin the north of the city (ruin, two arches preserved)
• Ponte Nomentano , road bridge of ancient origin over the Aniene tributary of the Tiberwith a fortification built over it from the 8th century, destroyed and rebuilt several times

Bridges outside Rome

• Bridge of Pondel ( Pont'El ), Roman aqueduct bridge over the Grand Eyvia river in the Aosta Valley
• Bridge of Saint Vincent in the Aosta Valley , remains of the Roman road bridge over the Cillian torrent that was destroyed by the earthquake in 1839
• Ponte d'Annibale ("Hannibal Bridge"), ruined Roman road bridge in Rapallo
• Ponte di Augusto ("Augustus Bridge"), ruined Roman road bridge over the Nera Rivernear Narni (an arch has been preserved)
• Ponte dell'Abbadia ("Abbey Bridge"), Roman bridge over the River Fiora (with Etruscan foundations)
• Ponte del Diavolo ("Devil's Bridge") in Blera near Viterbo , ancient Roman road bridge over the Biedano river
• Ponte della Rocca ("rock bridge") in Blera near Viterbo , very old Roman road bridge over the river Biedano
• Ponte di Cecco in Ascoli Piceno , old Roman road bridge from Republican times, rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II .
• Ponte di Pietra ("Stone Bridge", Latin Pons marmoreus ) in Verona over the Adige , old Roman road bridge, expanded in the Middle Ages, largely rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II.
• Ponte di Quintodecimo near Acquasanta Terme, formerly part of the Via Salaria
• Ponte Romano (Acquasanta Terme) , Roman bridge with road structure from the 20th century, formerly part of the Via Salaria

Pont-Saint-Martin

• Ponte di San Giovanni ("Saint John Bridge") near Fossato di Vico ( Province of Perugia ) in Umbria , road bridge on the ancient Via Flaminia
• Ponte di San Rocco ("Saint Roch's Bridge") in Vimercate in Lombardy over the Molgora River
• Ponte Romano di Solestà in Ascoli Piceno , Roman road bridge over the Tronto River
• Ponte Mallio near Cagli ( Cale in Roman times ) in Umbria, renovated Roman road bridge along the Via Flaminia
• Ponte Romano sull'Ofanto (Roman bridge over the Ofanto ) in the course of the Via Appia Traiana near Canosa in Apulia
• Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") in Ivrea ( Piedmont ), stone bridge over the Dora Baltea river
• Pont-Saint-Martin , Roman road bridge in the town of the same name in the Aosta Valley over the Lys mountain stream
• Ponte di Tiberio in Rimini , Roman road bridge over the Marecchia river

Bridges in Sardinia

• Ponte Ezzu (also Ezzo) over the Tirso near Illorai
• Fertilia over the calich

Ponte di Fertilia or Ponte Calik

• Ponte Romano in Porto Torres

Jordan

• Roman bridge over the narrow valley of the Jabbok river in Gerasa

Austria

• Roman bridge in Adriach , Frohnleiten (Styria)
• The Roman bridge near Lanzing (Lower Austria) from the 3rd or 4th century.
• Roman bridge in Oberaich (Styria)

Note: The Roman bridge over the Enns , assumed as the site of the (legendary) execution of St. Florian , has not yet been archaeologically proven.

Portugal

Portugal has more intact Roman bridges than any other country in Europe; some of the most important are:

• Cavês ^An bridge at Cabeceiras de Basto , road bridge over the Ribeira de Cavez river
• Crato ^An Bridge , road bridge over the Caia River
• Monforte ^An Bridge , road bridge over the Ribeira Grande river
• Bridge at Murça ^An , road bridge over the Tinhela River
• Ponte do Seda at Vila Formosa ^St ( Alter do Chão ), road bridge over the Seda River
• Ponte de Lima ^St in the place of the same name, road bridge over the Lima River
• Ponte de Pedra do Isna; Roman bridge over the Ribeiro de Isna
• Ponte do Arco ^An in Folhada ( Marco de Canaveses ), road bridge over the Ovelha river
• Ponte Romana da Ladeira ^An in Mação , road bridge over the Ribeira da Pracana river
• Ponte Romana - Trajan's Bridge ^St in Chaves , road bridge over the Tâmega River

Note: The well-known "Roman Bridge" of Tavira ( Algarve ) over the Gilão River is, according to recent archaeological findings, a Moorish bridge from the 12th century.

Slovenia

• Roman road bridge at Črni Potok in the Steiner Alps

Spain

Note: Not listed here are a number of bridges that are well known in Spain, whose Roman origins are reflected in their names (mostly Puente Romano ), but which have been structurally altered or replaced significantly in the Middle Ages or in modern times (e.g. the bridge of Córdoba , Cangas de Onís , Lugo , Ourense and others).

• Bridge of Alcántara ^St ( Extremadura ), Roman road bridge over the Tagus River (highest and most important surviving Roman bridge in the world)
• Alconétar Bridge , also over the Tagus, probably built by Apollodoris of Damascus at the beginning of the 2nd century, is one of the oldest stone segment arch bridges in the world.
• Bridge of La Bisbal d'Empordà ^St in Catalonia, Roman road bridge over the Ampurdan river
• Merida ^St bridge over the Albarregas river, road bridge near the city's aqueduct
• Bridge of Mérida ^St over the Guadiana river , partially renovated in the 17th century, longest surviving Roman road bridge in the world
• Salamanca ^St Bridge , Roman road bridge over the Tormes River
• La Puente, Roman road bridge over the Andarax river in the village of Alhama de Almería
• Puente de la Molina, Roman road bridge over the Turón River near Ardales in the province of Málaga
• Roman bridge over the Trocha Real gorge at the Candeleda Pass in the province of Avila
• Roman bridge ( Pont Romà ) over the torrent de Sant Jordi near Pollença in the north of Mallorca

Syria

• Kharaba Bridge , a basalt stone bridge near the ancient city of Bostra
• Djemerrin Bridge , a basalt stone bridge near the ancient city of Bostra

Turkey

• Roman bridge of Mopsuestia over the Ceyhan (river)
• Roman bridge ^St in Adana , road bridge over the Seyhan river
• Eurymedon Bridge (Aspendos) from Belkis
• Bridge at Kemer over the Xanthos ( Koca Çayı ) River in Lycia (Southwest Turkey)
• Bridge at Limyra , one of the oldest segment arch bridges in the world over the Alakır Çayı river , approx. 3 km east of Limyra in Lycia (southwest Turkey)
• Roman bridge of Seleukia over the river Göksu (in ancient times Kalykadnos ) in Silifke (ancient Seleukia)
• Roman Chabinas Bridge over the River Cendere (Chabinas, Nymph River) near Kâhta on Mount Nemrut Dağı

External directories

1. ↑ In the local area, Trigrad is in the Rhodope Mountains - 70 km south of Plovdiv but off the Via Egnatia.
2. ↑ St = Structurae (data and image collection on engineering structures from all over the world)
3. ↑ Historic stone Bridge of Plaka collapses due to floods
4. ↑ "The World's Oldest Bridges - Mycenaean Bridges" , article by Slawomir Karas and Tuan Nien-Tsu (English, in the "American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture", Issue 5, Volume 6, pages 237-244, DOI: 10.12691 / ajcea -5-6-3, December 2017)
5. ↑ Presentation of the Karitena Bridge , website of the Greek documentary film series "Μηχανή του Χρόνου" (time machine). Film on the subject embedded there.
6. ↑ http://www.dunkelsteinerwald.at/portal/geschichteregion.htm
7. ↑ To = Antikefan (collection of data and images on ancient buildings in the Mediterranean region)