Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

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.

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

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