Tiberius Bridge
Work on the bridge over the Marecchia River, then known as Ariminus, began under the Emperor Augustus in 14 A.D. and was completed under Tiberius in 21 A.D., as the inscription on the internal parapets recalls.
The bridge connects the city centre to Borgo San Giuliano and leads to the consular roads Via Emilia and Via Popilia that lead north.
The bridge, built in Istria stone, consists of five arches that rest on massive pillars with breakwater spurs set at an oblique angle with respect to the bridge’s axis in order to follow the current.
The bridge’s structure on the other hand, rests on a practical system of wooden poles.
Work on the bridge over the Marecchia River, then known as Ariminus, began under the Emperor Augustus in 14 A.D. and was completed under Tiberius in 21 A.D., as the inscription on the internal parapets recalls.
The bridge connects the city centre to Borgo San Giuliano and leads to the consular roads Via Emilia and Via Popilia that lead north.
The bridge, built in Istria stone, consists of five arches that rest on massive pillars with breakwater spurs set at an oblique angle with respect to the bridge’s axis in order to follow the current.
The bridge’s structure on the other hand, rests on a practical system of wooden poles.
