Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

44°14′20″N 5°04′29″E / 44.238957°N 5.074689°E / 44.238957; 5.074689CrossesOuvèzeLocaleVaison-la-Romaine, Vaucluse, FranceCharacteristicsDesignArch bridgeMaterialStoneWidth9 mLongest span17.20 mNo. of spans1HistoryConstruction end1st century ADLocation

The 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