Pons Sublicius

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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

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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

Wikipedia: Pons Sublicius

Relevant Publications

von Wölfel, Wilhelm (1997): Brunnen - Brücken - Aquädukte. Berichte zum Bauen in der Antike. In: Bautechnik ( 1997), pp. 1-106.
James-Raoul, Danièle / Thomasset, Claude (2006): Les ponts au Moyen-Age. Presses de l'université Paris-Sorbonne (PUPS), Paris (France), pp. 261-276.
Gautier, Henri (1716): Traité des ponts.
Chevallier, Raymond (1997): Les voies romaines. 1^st edition, Picard éditeur, Paris (France), pp. 130-131.

About this
data sheet
Structure-ID
20001258
Date created
03/02/2001
Last Update
05/02/2016