Pons Aemilius

The Pons Aemilius (Italian: Ponte Emilio), today called Ponte Rotto, is the oldest Roman stone bridge in Rome, Italy. Preceded by a wooden version, it was rebuilt in stone in the 2nd century BC. Once spanning the Tiber,connecting the Forum Boarium with Trastevere, a single arch in mid-river is all that remains today, lending the bridge the name Ponte rotto ('Broken bridge').

The oldest piers of the bridge were probably laid when the Via Aurelia was constructed in the mid-3rd century BC. Initially constructed in 179 BC with stone piers and a wooden superstructure, the bridge was fitted in 142 BC with six wholly stone arches. In 12 BC, Augustus completely restored the bridge with a tuff and concrete core.

Damaged and repaired on several occasions, the bridge was defunct by 1598, when its eastern half was carried away in a flood. The remaining half was demolished in the 1880s, leaving behind only one arch.

See also

  • List of Roman bridges
  • Roman architecture
  • Roman engineering

References

Sources

  • O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 67f., ISBN  

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David Caponera
4 June 2012
The Pons Aemilius is the oldest Roman stone bridge in Rome. Since 1598, when its eastern half was carried away in a flood, it remains only a single arch, lending its name Ponte rotto (broken bridge)
Dabliu
23 July 2012
L'arcata odierna è una delle 3 superstiti della piena del '500. Le arcate si fondavano sugli originari piloni romani. Due di esse furono distrutte durante la costruzione dei muraglioni del Tevere.
Dabliu
23 July 2012
Primo ponte in muratura di Roma. Distrutto nel '200 nel '400 e nel '500 dalle piene del fiume fu riutilizzato nell'800 nella parte rimante con delle passerelle metalliche.
Duca Simakiku
24 August 2011
Il Ponte Emilio fu il primo ponte in muratura di Roma. La grande alluvione del 1598 fece sparire tre delle sei arcate e il ponte non fu più ricostruito, assumendo la denominazione di Ponte Rotto.
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