Trajan's Bridge
Roman segmental arch bridge over the lower Danube / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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See also: Roman Dacia
Trajan's Bridge (Romanian: Podul lui Traian; Serbian: Трајанов мост, romanized: Trajanov most), also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube. Though it was only functional for 165 years, it is often considered to have been the longest arch bridge in both total span and length for more than 1,000 years.[2]
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Trajan's Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 44.623769°N 22.66705°E / 44.623769; 22.66705 |
Crossed | Danube |
Locale | Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romania), Kladovo (Serbia) |
Heritage status | Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance, and Archaeological Sites of Exceptional Importance (Serbia) |
Characteristics | |
Material | Wood, stone |
Total length | 1,135 m (3,724 ft) |
Width | 15 m (49 ft) |
Height | 19 m (62 ft) |
No. of spans | 20 masonry pillars |
History | |
Architect | Apollodorus of Damascus |
Construction start | 103 AD |
Construction end | 105 AD |
Collapsed | Superstructure destroyed by Aurelian around 270 AD |
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Official name | Pontes with Trajan's Bridge |
Type | Archeological Site of Exceptional Importance |
Designated | 28 March 1981 |
Reference no. | AN 44[1] |
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The bridge was completed in 105 AD and designed by Emperor Trajan's architect Apollodorus of Damascus before the Second Dacian War to allow Roman troops to cross the river.[3] Fragmentary ruins of the bridge's piers can still be seen today.