The Bridge of Tiberius ( it, Ponte di Tiberio) or Bridge of Augustus ( la, Pons Augustus) is a
Roman bridge
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in
Rimini
Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...
,
Italy
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. The bridge features five semicircular
arches made of white
Istrian stone with an average span length of ca. 8 m. Above the arches lied niches framed with pilasters carrying entablatures and pediments. They were framed on the arch bridge's walls.
Modillions supported
cornices were covered by a
coping
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Theories of coping
Hundreds of coping strategies have been proposed in an attempt to ...
at the top. An
inscription
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commemorating the construction of the bridges was located near the coping.
Construction work started during
Augustus
Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian, was the first Roman emperor; he reigned from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. He is known for being the founder of the Roman Pr ...
' reign and was finished under his successor
Tiberius
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was the second Roman emperor. He reigned from AD 14 until 37, succeeding his stepfather, the first Roman emperor Augustus. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC. His father ...
in 20 AD; an inscription thus calls the structure as "given by both emperors".
The bridge was the only crossing of the
Marecchia
The Marecchia () is a river in eastern Italy. In ancient times it was known as the ''Ariminus'' which was from the Greek ''Aríminos'' (, which is also the ancient name of Rimini). The source of the river is near Monte dei Frati which is east of P ...
not destroyed by the retreating German army during the
Battle of Rimini as it was judged militarily pointless.
The bridge is still open to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, with the exception of heavy goods vehicles.
See also
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List of Roman bridges
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A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes an ...
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Roman architecture
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Roman engineering
References
Further reading
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External links
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Traianus– Technical investigation of Roman public works
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Ponte d'Augusto
Roman bridges in Italy
Deck arch bridges
Stone bridges in Italy
Bridges completed in the 1st century
Tourist attractions in Emilia-Romagna
Transport in Emilia-Romagna
Tiberius