General Information
| Completion: | 621 B.C. |
|---|---|
| Status: | destroyed (23B.C.) |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Wooden bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy |
|---|---|
| Replaced by: |
Ponte Sublicio (1918)
|
| Coordinates: | 41° 52' 59.74" N 12° 28' 30.84" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| superstructure |
wood
|
|---|---|
| piers |
stone
|
Chronology
| 69 B.C. | Flooding carries away the bridge structure. Rebuilt. |
|---|---|
| 23 B.C. | Another flood destroys the bridge. Not rebuilt. |
Notes
The actual type of superstructure is not confirmed as is the original construction date.
Probably built under the early Roman king Ancus Marcius.
Bridge became historically important when Horacius Cocles defended the bridge against the Etruscan king Porsenna until all Roman warriors had crossed the bridge and removed the superstructure. After the Etruscans left, the superstructure was re-built so that it could again easily be removed.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1997): Brunnen - Brücken - Aquädukte. Berichte zum Bauen in der Antike. In: Bautechnik ( 1997), pp. 1-106.
- (2006): Les ponts au Moyen-Age. Presses de l'université Paris-Sorbonne (PUPS), Paris (France), pp. 261-276.
- (1716): Traité des ponts.
- (1997): Les voies romaines. 1st edition, Picard éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 130-131.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20001258 - Published on:
03/02/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021