Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

Roman Bridge
Roman bridge in Vaison la Romaine, France
Coordinates	44.238957°N 5.074689°E / 44.238957; 5.074689
Crosses	Ouvèze
Locale	Vaison-la-Romaine, Vaucluse, France
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
Width	9 m
Longest span	17.20 m
No. of spans	1
History
Construction end	1st century AD
Location

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.

See also

• List of bridges in France
• List of Roman bridges
• Roman architecture
• Roman engineering

Sources

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

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