Pons Aelius in Rome, Italy
Roman stone pillar bridge in Trier, Germany. The arches were added in the 14th century.
Pons Cestius, Rome, during a flood

Questa voce è un tentativo di elencare tutti gli esempi di ponte romano noti. I Romani sono stati i più importanti costruttori di ponti della storia.[1]

I ponti romani sono costituiti da più parti (partendo dall'alto):

  • Carreggiata e sostegno per aquedotto
  • Archi
  • Pilastri
  • Piedritti
  • Tagliamare (base che fende le acque)
  • Fondamenta

Nella lista sottostante compaiono anche ponti costruiti con materiale di reimpiego Romano nel caso in cui un ponte più recente sia stato costruito sulle spoglie del precursore. Sono citate anche quelle opere, distrutte, testimoniate solo da incisioni. I ponti elencati sono distinti per materiale costruttivo o utilizzo primario. Gli altri 'record' sono stati presi da

  • Roman Bridges di O'Connor che presenta 330 ponti di pietra adatti al traffico, 34 di legno e 54 usati nella rete dell'acquedotto.[2] DA CONTROLLARE
  • I ponti romani di Galliazzo che descrive 900 opere.[3]

Note sulla classificazione modifica

Non è semplice classificare i ponti essendo soggetti a distruzione bellica, agenti atmosferici e generale logoramento dovuto al passare dei secoli. La costante necessità di riparazioni anche strutturali dà luogo a costruzioni "ibride" (cioè costituite da parti originarie di diverse epoche) rendendo difficile o anche impossibile la datazione e la determinazione delle strutture originarie del ponte d'epoca romana. Per questo motivo si suppone che la lista sottostante comprenda manufatti con parti ed adattamenti, sostituzioni o estensioni medievali ma anche moderni.

Ponti in muratura modifica

I seguenti sono ponti di pietra o mattoni. La maggior parte comprende archi, sebbene in alcuni casi siano sostituiti da lastre di pietra.

Legenda per la dimensione dei ponti: S = piccolo ('small'), M = medio ('middle') e L = grande('large').

Foto Nome Fiume Città Posizionamento Nazione Larghezza Altezza Curiosità
  Aesepus Bridge Gönen Çayı
(Aesepus)
Cyzicus 3.5 mi above mouth Turkey 11 x S-M ?
  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 Segmental arch bridge[4]
  Alte Sauerbrücke Sauer Echternach ? Luxembourg/
Germany
? ?
  Arapsu Bridge Arapsu Olbia Antalya-Arapsuyu Turkey 1 x S S
Asi bridge ? Antakya ? Turkey 4 x 10m S
  Band-e Kaisar Karun Shushtar ? Iran c.40 x M M Easternmost Roman bridge[5]
  Bridge at Afrin Afrin Aleppo 1 km E of 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. 10.65m S Segmental arch bridge[6]
Bridge at Maameltein Maameltein Beirut 18 km NE Lebanon 12m S
Bridge at Nimreh Wadi al-Liwa Shahba 10 km SE from Shahba Syria 6.73 m S Transversal arch[7]
Bridge at Oberzeiring Blahbach Oberzeiring 20 km NW of Judenberg Austria 1 or 2 x S S
Bridge at Oinoanda Koca Çayı
(Xanthos river)
Oinoanda At foot of town hill Turkey ? ? Excavated inscription points at existence[8]
Bridge of Jisr Jindas ? Lod 35 km NW of Jerusalem Israel ? ?
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
Constantine's Bridge Adırnas Çayı
(Rhyndacus)
Ulubad
(Lopadium)
Turkey ? ?
Culverts in Siliana valley ? Maktar E Tunisia 1 x S S
  Eurymedon Bridge Köprüçay
(Eurymedon)
Aspendos c. 3 km SW Turkey 5.1m; ?; ?; 14.95m; 23.52m; 14.95m; ?; ?; ?; M
  Eurymedon Bridge Köprüçay
(Eurymedon)
Selge c. 5 km N of Beşkonak Turkey 7 m S
Gemarrin Bridge Wadi Zeidi Gemarrin N of Bostra Syria 3 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 ?
Bnot Ya'akov Bridge Jordan ? N of Sea of Galilee Israel 4 x M S
Jisr el Majami Jordan Gesher ? Israel c.15m; c.18m M
Justinian Bridge (Justinyen Köprüsü) Berdan River Tarsus Near Adana Turkey 3 x S S
Karamagara Bridge Arapgir Çayı Ağın ? Turkey 17m L Possibly earliest known pointed arch bridge[9][10]
Karas bridge ? Karas 10 km N of Erzerum Turkey 4-8 x M S
  Kemer Bridge Koca Çayı
(Xanthos river)
Kemer N of Kalkan Turkey 4.1m; 4.5m; >4.0m S
Kharaba Bridge Wadi Zeidi Bostra 3.5 km NW of Bostra Syria 3 x 3.8m S
Leontes Bridge Leontes Tyre 10 km N Lebanon 1 x M S Segmental arch bridge[4]
  Makestos Bridge Susurluk Çayı
(Makestos)
Balıkesir Between Susurluk und Sultançayir Turkey 15 x 14.20 m S Segmental arch bridge[11]
  Misis bridge Ceyhan Adana E of Adana Turkey 9 x M S
Muro del Peccato ? Civita Castellana N of Ponte sul Treia Italy, Central ? ?
Nysa Bridge Cakircak Nysa In Nysa Turkey 5.7–7 m S 2nd largest ancient bridge substructure[12]
  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 Agrippae Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity
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 Neronianus Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity
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 Probi Tiber Rome In Rome Italy, Rome & vicinity
Pons Sangarius Sakarya
(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 Segmental arch bridge[4]
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 Segmental arch bridge[4]
  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 Segmental arch bridge
  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 Romà Torrent de Sant Jordi Pollença At outskirts Spain 2 x S S One semi-circular, one segmental arch[13]
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 Segmental arch bridge[4]
Pont sur Couesnon ? Vendelais ? France 3m S
  Pont sur la Laye Laye Mane 1 km W France 3m; 7m; 12m S Segmental arch bridge[4]
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 Brenta River Padua To E of town Italy, Northern 11.14m; 12.29m; 10.90m S Segmental arch bridge[14]
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 Corvo Bacchiglione Padua To E of town Italy, Northern 7.7m; 8.7m; 11m S Segmental arch bridge[15]
Ponte Corvo ? Benevento About 5 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 Cavignano Ascoli Piceno On Via Salaria Italy, Central 10.8m S
Ponte delle Chianche T. d. Buonalbergo Montecalvo 3.5 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 at Narni Nera Narni 0.5 km N on Via Flaminia Italy, Central 19.6m; 32.1m; 18m; 16m L
Ponte di Agosta Aniene 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 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 15 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 Aniene 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 Aniene 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 Molino Bacchiglione Padua To NE of town Italy, Northern 7.80m; 8.86m; 11.47m; 8.51m; 7.81m S Segmental arch bridge[16]
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 Aniene 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 Adige Verona NE corner of town Italy, Northern 5 x M S
Ponte Pietra Ofanto Canosa d. P. 5 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 15 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 Aniene 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 Segmental arch bridge[4]
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 São João Ave Caldas das Taipas Portugal ? S Deck slabs[17]
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. 5 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 5 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[18]
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 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
Pont de Monistrol Llobregat Monistrol de Montserrat 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 ? ?
Pont de Pedra Segre Lleida 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
Pont de Santa 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
  Pont del Diable 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
Pont Vell Fluvià Besalú 30 km NW of Girona Spain ? ?
Penkalas Bridge Kocaçay
(Penkalas)
Aezani Çavdarhisar Turkey c.3.9m; 5.2m; 6.5m; 5.2m; c.3.9m S
  Penkalas Bridge Kocaçay
(Penkalas)
Aezani Çavdarhisar Turkey 5 x S 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 ? Luxembourg ? ?
Selinus bridge Bergama Çayı
(Selinus)
Pergamon ? Turkey 2 x 11.4 S
Pergamon Bridge Bergama Çayı
(Selinus)
Pergamon Under Temple of Serapis (Red Hall) Turkey 2 x 9m[19] S Largest ancient bridge substructure[20]
  Severan 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
Stone Bridge Seyhan Adana ? Turkey 21 x S S
Susegana Bridge ? Susegana In frazione Colfosco on Via Claudia Augusta Italy, Northern 5.3m S Segmental arch bridge[21]
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
White Bridge Biga Çayı
(Granicus)
? Road to Gallipoli Turkey S; S; 4 x M; S; S ? Plundered for material in 19th c.[22]
Zakho bridge Khabur Zakho ? Iraq S; L; S L
? Arapgir Çayı Korpanik 3 km E Turkey 30m ?
? 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 ? ?
? 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 ? ?
? 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 el-Tali’a W of Bostra Syria 2 x S S
? Yeşil
(Iris)
Amasya ? Turkey ? ?
? ? Antakya N of Antakya Turkey 1 x S L
? ? Kireli ? Turkey ? ?
? ? Qodana W of Bostra Syria 3 spans ?
? ? Sette Vene 15 km N of Veii on Via Cassia Italy, Central 1 x S ?

Timber and stone pillar bridges modifica

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.

Image Name River Town Country Spans Comment
  Apollodorus Bridge
(or Trajan's Bridge)
Danube Turnu-Severin/Kladovo Romania/
Serbia
21 x >30m Concrete pillars; longest arch bridge for over 1000 years
  Caesar's Rhine bridges Rhine Koblenz Germany c.26 spans
Chesters Bridge North Tyne Chesters England 4 x S Possible stone arches[23]
Constantine's Bridge Danube Corabia Romania/
Bulgaria
? Concrete pillars[24]
Cornelius Fuscus's Bridge Danube Orlea Romania/
Bulgaria
? Timber bridge[25]
Justinian's bridge Siberis Sykeon Turkey 8 x 5.4-9.6m
London Bridge Thames London England ?
Piercebridge Roman Bridge Tees Piercebridge England ?
Pons Aelius Tyne Newcastle England ?
  Pons Sublicius Tiber Rome Italy ?
Pons Tirenus Garigliano Minturnae Italy ?
  Römerbrücke Mosel Trier Germany ? Arches added in Middle Ages
  Römerbrücke Rhine Cologne Germany 20 spans
  Römerbrücke Rhine Mainz Germany ? First built ca. 30 AD[26]
? Churn Cirencester England ?
? Eden Hyssop Holme Well England ?
? Forth ? Scotland ?
? Irthing Willowford England Possible stone arches[23]
? Kelvin Summerston Scotland ?
? Loire Orléans France ?
? Loire ? France ?
? Rede Elishaw England ?
? Rede Risingham England ?
? Rhone Genf Switzerland ?
? Saône ? France ?
? Seine Paris France ?
? Tees Pounteys Bridge England ?
? Trent Cromwell England ?
? Tyne Corbridge England 6-11 x S Possible stone arches[23]
? Wear Binchester England ?
? ? Hunwick Gill England ?
? ? London, Newgate England ?
? ? Wallasey England ?
? ? Water Newton England ?
? ? Wroxeter England ?

Pontoon bridges modifica

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)[27]

Aqueduct bridges modifica

Image Town Name Country Bridge length Aqueduct length overall Comment
Aix-en-Provence ? France ? ?
Alabanda ? Turkey Yes ?
Alatri ? Italy ? ?
Alcanadre ? Spain Yes ?
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 ? ?
Bonn Bonn Aqueduct Germany Yes ?
Bordeaux ? France ? ?
Cádiz ? Spain ? ?
  Caesarea ? Israel Yes ?
  Carthage Zaghouan-Carthage Tunisia Yes ?
Catania ? Italy ? ?
Chelva ? Spain ? ?
Chemtou ? Tunisia ? ?
Cherchell ? Algeria Yes ?
Cimiez ? France ? ?
Civitavecchia ? Italy Yes ?
  Cogne Pont d'Aël[28] Italy, Northern 14.24 m span 6 km 66 m above bottom of valley
  Cologne Eifel Aqueduct Germany Yes 130 km Largest ancient structure north of the Alpes
Constantine ? Algeria Yes ?
Die ? France ? ?
Ephesus ? Turkey Yes ?
Erythrai ? Turkey ? ?
Évreux ? France ? ?
Fréjus ? France Yes ?
Gadara Gadara Aqueduct Jordan Yes 170 km Longest tunnel of antiquity (94 km)[29]
Granada ? Spain ? ?
Istanbul Valens Aqueduct 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 Römersteine Germany ? ?
Marseille ? France ? ?
Mérida Cornalvo Spain ? ?
  Mérida Acueducto de los Milagros Spain Yes ? UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mérida San Lázaro Spain Yes ?
Metz ? France Yes ?
Minturno ? Italy Yes ?
Musti ? Tunisia ? ?
  Nîmes Pont du Gard
Pont de Bornègre
France Yes ? UNESCO World Heritage Site
Orange ? France ? ?
Paris Lutetia France ? ?
Pézenas ? France ? ?
Périgueux ? France ? ?
Phaselis ? Turkey Yes ?
Poitiers ? France ? ?
Pompeii ? Italy ? ?
Rodez ? France ? ?
  Rome Anio Novus Italy 14 km[30] 86.8 km Constr. 38-52 AD.[31] 189,520 m³ a day
  Rome Anio Vetus Italy Yes ?
  Rome Aqua Alexandrina Italy 2 km[31] 22 km Constr. 226 AD[31]
Rome Aqua Alsietina Italy Yes
  Rome Aqua Claudia Italy 14 km[30] 68.6 km Constr. 38-52 AD.[31] 184,280 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Julia Italy 10 km[32] 68.6 km Constr. 33 BC.[31] 48,240 m³ a day
  Rome Aqua Marcia Italy 10 km[32] 91.4 km Constr. 144-140 BC.[31] 187,600 m³ a day
Rome Aqua Tepula Italy 9 km[32] 17.7 km Constr. 126 BC.[31] 17,800 m³ a day
Sádaba ? Spain ? ?
Saintes ? France ? ?
Salona Diocletianus Aqueduct Croatia Yes ?
Samosata ? Turkey Yes ?
Sebaste ? Turkey Yes ?
Side ? Turkey Yes ?
Sbeitla ? Tunisia Yes ?
  Segovia Aqueduct of Segovia Spain Yes ? UNESCO World Heritage Site
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 Aqüeducte de les Ferreres Catalonia Yes ? UNESCO World Heritage Site
Tébessa ? Tunisia Yes ?
Termini Imerese Aquae Corneliae Italy Yes ?
Terracina ? Italy Yes ?
Toledo ? Spain Yes ?
Turin ? Italy ? ?
Vaison ? France ? ?
Valencia de Alcántara ? Spain Yes ?
Venafro ? Italy Yes ?
Vienne ? France ? ?
Viterbo ? Italy ? ?
Volubilis ? Morocco ? ?
? Ponte Funicchio Italy Yes ?

See also modifica

General overview

Other Roman building structures

Other bridge lists

References modifica

  1. ^ O’Connor,  p. 1
  2. ^ O’Connor,  p. 187
  3. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 1–447 (cf. indice)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g O’Connor,  p. 171
  5. ^ Livius.org: Šurkutir (Shushtar)
  6. ^ Wurster e Ganzert,  p. 292
  7. ^ Kissel e Stoll,  pp. 17f.
  8. ^ Milner,  pp. 117f.
  9. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 92–93
  10. ^ Warren,  pp. 61–63
  11. ^ Wiegand,  pp. 300–301, leaflet (annex)
  12. ^ Grewe e Özis,  p. 352
  13. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 334 (No. 689)
  14. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 203–204 (No. 433)
  15. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 205–207 (No. 434)
  16. ^ Galliazzo,  pp. 207–208 (No. 435)
  17. ^ Antikefan: Roman bridge at Taipas
  18. ^ O’Connor,  p. 112
  19. ^ Grewe e Özis,  p. 350
  20. ^ Grewe e Özis,  pp. 350, 352
  21. ^ Galliazzo,  p. 215; Galliazzo,  p. 432
  22. ^ Hasluck,  pp. 188f.
  23. ^ a b c O’Connor,  p. 202
  24. ^ Template:Structurae
  25. ^ Template:Structurae
  26. ^ Bauer,  pp. 83f.
  27. ^ Procopius: De Aedificiis, 5.3.8-11
  28. ^ Döring,  pp. 127–134
  29. ^ Döring,  pp. 24–35
  30. ^ a b Note that Anio Novus and Claudia shared about 10 km of their aqueduct bridge mileage (O’Connor,  p. 151).
  31. ^ a b c d e f g O’Connor,  p. 151
  32. ^ a b c Note that Marcia, Julia and Tepula shared about 9 km of their aqueduct bridge mileage (O’Connor,  p. 151).

Sources modifica

Main source

  • Colin O’Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, 1993.

Other sources

Further reading modifica

  • Fernández Casado, C.: Historia del puente en España. Puentes Romanos, Instituto Eduardo Torroja, Madrid 1980

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