Carries Via Aemilia Design Arch bridge Width 8.6 m Province Province of Rimini Bridge type Arch bridge | Locale Rimini, Italy No. of spans 5 Longest span 11 m Location Rimini Body of water Marecchia | |
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Crosses Marecchia (ancient Ariminus) Total length 62.6 m (between abutments) Address Ponte di Tiberio, 47921 Rimini RN, Italy Similar Arch of Augustus, Tempio Malatestiano, Cavour Square, Fiabilandia, Italia in miniatura | ||
The Bridge of Tiberius (Italian: Ponte di Tiberio) or Bridge of Augustus (Latin: Pons Augustus) is a Roman bridge in Rimini, Italy. The bridge features five semicircular arches with an average span length of ca. 8 m. Construction work started during Augustus' reign and was finished under his successor Tiberius in 20 AD; an inscription thus calls the structure as "given by both emperors". The bridge was the only crossing of the Marecchia not destroyed by the retreating German army during the Battle of Rimini and is said to have resisted all attempts at destruction, including the ignition failure of explosive charges. The bridge is still open to pedestrian and vehicular traffic, with the exception of heavy goods vehicles.
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