Ponte Salario
Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′ 22 ″ N , 12 ° 30 ′ 30 ″ E
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| Convicted | Via Salaria (SS4) | |
| Crossing of | Aniene | |
| place | Rome ( Italy ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge | |
| overall length | 72 m (historical bridge) | |
| width | 6.52 m (historical bridge) | |
| Clear width | Max. 24.86 m (historical bridge) | |
| construction time | 2./1. Century BC BC (historical bridge) | |
| Status | New building from 1874 | |
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The Ponte Salario , called Ponte Salaro in the Middle Ages , is a road bridge over the Aniene in Rome ( Italy ), the origins of which go back to Roman times . In ancient times , the bridge belonging to Via Salaria (modern name: SS4) was located 3 km north of the Porta Collina city gate . The side arches still visible today are likely from a first stone building at the end of the 2nd or first half of the 1st century BC. Originate from BC.
In the Gothic War (535–552) almost the entire main arch was destroyed by the Ostrogothic King Totila , but restored in 565 by the Eastern Roman General Narses , who had the extensive repair work including the accompanying river diversion recognized in a preserved bridge inscription. The Ponte Salario at that time had a length of 72 m and 6.52 m width; the clear width of the semicircular bridge arch was a remarkable 24.86 m.
The large bridge tower may have been built in the 8th century to control transit traffic. In 1798, the ancient building fabric, which had remained intact thanks to frequent repairs, was badly damaged by Napoleonic troops who, among other things, tore off the parapet with the ancient inscription. In 1829 the medieval tower was demolished and in 1849 the bridge was cut by French soldiers over a length of 15 m . The final end of the historical character of the Ponte Salario followed in 1867 when papal troops blew up the main arch. The current bridge was rebuilt in 1874 and the roadway was widened in 1930.
Other fortified Aniene bridges are the Ponte Nomentano , which is still standing today , the Ponte Mammolo (both of Roman origin) and the medieval Ponte di San Francesco in Subiaco .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Galliazzo (1994), p. 45.
- ↑ CIL VI 1199a.b = CLE 899. Cf. Galliazzo (1994), p. 45.
- ^ Galliazzo (1994), p. 48
- ^ O'Connor (1993), p. 6
- ^ Il Ponte di S. Francesco (ital.)
literature
- Vittorio Galliazzo: I ponti romani. Catalogo generale , Vol. 2, Edizioni Canova, Treviso 1994, ISBN 88-85066-66-6 , pp. 45-48 (No. 32)
- Colin O'Connor: Roman Bridges , Cambridge University Press 1993, ISBN 0-521-39326-4 , p. 68 (I14)
Web links
- Illustrated article at Romeartlover
- Ponte Salario. In: Structurae