Pons Aemilius

Pons Aemilius
The remaining arch of the Pons Aemilius, located in the middle of the Tiber
Coordinates	41°53′22″N 12°28′46″E / 41.88944°N 12.47944°E / 41.88944; 12.47944
Carries	Connection Forum Boarium-Trastevere
Crosses	Tiber
Locale	Rome, Italy
Official name	Ponte Rotto
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Material	Stone
No. of spans	Originally 7
History
Construction start	179 BC (First stone bridge)
Construction end	142 BC (First stone bridge)
Location
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The Pons Aemilius (Latin for the "Aemilian Bridge"; Italian: Ponte Emilio) is the oldest Roman stone bridge in Rome. Preceded by a wooden version, it was rebuilt in stone in the 2nd century BC. It once spanned the Tiber, connecting the Forum Boarium, the Roman cattle market, on the east with Trastevere on the west. A single arch in mid-river is all that remains today, lending the bridge its name Ponte Rotto (Italian for the "Broken Bridge").