Pons Fabricius
Title
Pons Fabricius
Date
62 BCE
Identifier
5556
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
bridges (built works)
Description
View of the Pons Fabricus over the Tiber River in Rome, Italy. Gordon Bugbee Collection. "This is the best preserved bridge in Rome, being practically the original structure. It is built of tufa and peperino faced with travertine, part of which has been replaced with brick, and has two semi-circular arches with a smaller one between. The bridge is 62 metres long, and the arches are 24.25 and 24.50 metres wide,"--by Samuel Ball Platner, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, 1929.
Material/Medium
travertine
tufa
Measurements
62 meters long, arches: 24.25 and 24.50 meters wide
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
39
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
GPB-ROM8-1301
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