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Roman Bridges


Ariminum
If you are really interested in Roman bridges, see for starters *this article from Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities* (1875).** It's a fair source of information on the bridges of the City of Rome, but is weak on the construction of bridges; I think we can eventually do better. . . .

Narnia

8/11/99: 2 pages, 1 photo, 1 engraving

Rome

11 bridges, 11 pages, 5 photos

Asculum

1 page, 1 photo

Cales & Pontedazzo

3 bridges, 1 page, 2 photos

Cavallara

1 page, 4 photos

Helvillum

2 pages, 5 photos

Narni: Ponte Caldaro

1 page, 1 photo

[A tanker truck zooming along a highway over a culvert.]

Palazzolo & Nuceria

2 bridges, 1 page, 2 photos

Pontebari

1 page, 4 photos

Ponte Fonnaia

1 page, 6 photos

Pontericcioli

4 bridges, 1 page, 4 photos

Reate

1 page, 1 photo

S. Giovanni de Butris

1 page, 4 photos
(Yes, that's a bridge!)

Spoletium

1 page, 1 photo

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