Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)
Bridge in Vaucluse, France
44°14′20″N 5°04′29″E / 44.238957°N 5.074689°E / 44.238957; 5.074689The Roman Bridge at Vaison-la-Romaine (French: Pont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine) is a Roman bridge over the river Ouvèze in the southern French town of Vaison-la-Romaine. The bridge was built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, with a single arch spanning 17.20 m. It is still in use, and has survived severe flooding that swept away some more recent bridges.
See also
- List of bridges in France
- List of Roman bridges
- Roman architecture
- Roman engineering
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 99 (G15), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
External links
Media related to Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine) at Wikimedia Commons
- Roman Bridge at Vaison-la-Romaine at Structurae
- Traianus – Technical investigation of Roman public works
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