Bridges Lazio

The Ancient Roman Bridge was built during the 3rd century BC. It covered the function of connecting the central area of the city with the district of the Borgo. The history of the bridge ended in the thirties of the twentieth century when it was decided to lay it in the waters of the River Velino where it initially stood.

The Bridge is located in the ford of the Garigliano River, near the ruins of the ancient Roman city Minturnae. Designed by Luigi Jura and made by the will of Ferdinand II between 1828 and 1832, it was considered “a miracle of engineering”. The bridge was awarded Meraviglia Italiana in 2012 by the National Youth Forum.

The Rotto Bridge was built in 214 BC, by Manlio Emilio Lepido, and was the first masonry bridge in the city of Rome. Also known as 'Pons Aemilius', it changed its name many times over the centuries. The 1598 flood destroyed three of the six arches and the bridge was no longer rebuilt. Currently, there is only one sixteenth-century arch left, resting on the original pylons of the 2nd century BC.

The Fabricio Bridge is the oldest in Rome and connects the Tiberina Island to the left bank of the Tiber. It originally replaced another wooden bridge and the current structure was erected in 62 BC by Lucio Fabricio or by the “curator viarum”. In ancient times, the bridge was also called “Lapideus” due to a restoration carried out by the consul Emilio Lepido. Over the course of two thousand years it has preserved both its function and the structure of origin.