Bridges of Rome By Max Villaire
Pons Fabricius ➔ Oldest Roman Bridge in existence ◆ Built in 62 BCE ➔ 5.5M x 62M (18ft x 203ft) ➔ Spans Half of the Tiber River ➔ Inscription: ◆ L. FABRICIVS. C. F. CVR. VIAR |FACIVNDVM. COERAVIT | IDEMQVE | PROBAVIT ◆ Lucius Fabricius, Son of Gaius, Superintendent of the road, took care and likewise approved that it be built ridge_fabricius/bridge_of_fabriciu s06.jpg
Ponte Sant’Angelo ➔ Built in 134 CE ➔ Dedicated to Emperor Hadrian ➔ Spans the Tiber River ◆ From the Center of the city to the Mausoleum ➔ Was Originally known as Pons Aelius
Pons Cestius ➔ 48M x 8M ➔ Built soon after the Pons Fabricius ➔ First stone bridge from the island to the right bank of the river. ➔ Currently known as Ponte S Bartolomeo
Pons Sublicius ➔ Earliest known bridge of ancient Italy ➔ spans Tiber river from the forum to the bottom of Aventine Hill ➔ Built around 642 BCE
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