Pons Aemilius
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Other name(s): | Ponte Rotto |
| Built: | 179 B.C. - 142 B.C. |
| Status: | in ruins |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of spans | 6 |
Materials
| piers |
stone
|
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| arches |
stone
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Chronology
| 1229 | Destroyed by flooding. |
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| 1231 | Reconstructed. |
| 1289 | Destroyed again by flooding. Not reconstructed. |
Notes
Only one span remains of this bridge that served for more than 1000 years. It is commonly called "Ponte Rotto" or "Broken Bridge".
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Geschichte der Baukonstruktion und Bautechnik (2nd edition), Werner-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany), ISBN 3804127428, 1997; pp. 103
- Brunnen - Brücken - Aquädukte, in "Bautechnik", 1997; pp. 59-60
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001261 |
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| Created: | 03/02/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |