Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

Roman Bridge
Roman bridge in Vaison la Romaine, France
Crosses	Ouvèze
Locale	Vaison-la-Romaine, Vaucluse, France
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
Width	9 m
Longest span	17.20 m
Number of spans	1
Construction end	1st century AD
Roman Bridge

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.

Sources

• O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 99 (G15), ISBN 0-521-39326-4 

See also

• List of Roman bridges
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

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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Coordinates: 44°14′27″N 5°04′04″E / 44.24083°N 5.06778°E / 44.24083; 5.06778