Pont d'Aël

The Pont d'Aël is a Roman aqueduct bridge in the community of the same name in the Aosta Valley, Italy. The bridge, constructed in 3 BC, carried water for the agricultural lands of the newly founded colony Augusta Praetoria (today: Aosta) across a side valley, 66 m above the bottom. It belonged to a sophisticated, 6 km long aqueduct, running along the steep cliffs of the valley. The originally three-story structure featured a roofed control corridor; notably, it was privately financed. Today, the Pont d'Aël carries a hiking trail.

Besides the Pont d'Aël, two other Roman bridges in the Aosta valley are still intact: the Pont-Saint-Martin in the town of the same name and the Pont de Pierre in Aosta.

Bridge inscription

IMP CAESARE AVGVSTO XIII COS DESIG C AVILLIVS C F CAIMVS PATAVINVS PRIVATVM

Completed:

Imperatore Caesare Augusto XIII consule designato Gaius Avillius Gaii filius Caimus Patavinus privatum

Sources

  • Döring, Mathias (1997), "Die römische Wasserleitung von Pondel im Val d'Aosta/Italien. Bestandsaufnahme des Bauwerks aus dem Jahre 3 v. Chr.", Mitteilungen des Instituts für Wasserbau und Wasserwirtschaft, Technische Universität Darmstadt 101 
  • Döring, Mathias (1998), "Die römische Wasserleitung von Pondel (Aostatal)", Antike Welt 29 (2): 127–134 

See also

  • Roman bridge
  • List of Roman bridges
  • Roman architecture
  • Roman engineering

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