Ponte d'Augusto (Narni)
Coordinates: 42 ° 31 ′ 31 ″ N , 12 ° 30 ′ 52 ″ E
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| Convicted | Via Flaminia | |
| Crossing of | Nera | |
| place | Narni ( Italy ) | |
| construction | Arch bridge with vaulted vaults | |
| overall length | Approx. 160 m | |
| Number of openings | Originally 4 | |
| Clear width | Max. 32.10 m | |
| construction time | Around 27 BC Chr. | |
| Status | Expired | |
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The Ponte d'Augusto ( Italian for "Bridge of Augustus") is a Roman arch bridge in the Italian city of Narni , Umbria region , which spanned the Nera River there. Of the once four arches of the approximately 160 meter long bridge, the southernmost arch is still preserved today.
The approximately 30 meters high building was one of the largest bridges built by the Romans.
Under Augustus around 27 BC The bridge was built from travertine blocks and was part and bottleneck of the Via Flaminia and was passed by all travelers to Rome for centuries.
The French painter Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796–1875) created the famous painting “The Augustus Bridge at Narni” in 1826, which is now in the Musée du Louvre in Paris .
Construction and data
Field widths of the probably four arches: 19.20 m, 32.10 m, 18.00 m and 16.00 m, with the first, southern arch being preserved.
