Ponte Fabricio

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Ponte Fabricio is the oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, connecting the city to Tiber Island across the Tiber River.

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Pons Fabricius 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman bridge
arch bridge
historic monument
stone bridge
alsoKnownAs Ponte Fabricio
surface form: Pons Fabricius

Ponte dei Quattro Capi
architecturalStyle ancient Roman engineering
builtBy Lucius Fabricius
connectsTo Campus Martius
Tiber Island
constructionType masonry
country Italy
crosses Tiber
surface form: Tiber River
hasCulturalSignificance important example of Roman bridge-building
hasDecoration four-headed herms at the parapets
hermae of the four-headed Janus
hasFeature central relief arch (flood relief opening)
two main arches
hasInscription inscriptions recording restorations
hasLatinInscription inscription naming Lucius Fabricius as curator viarum
hasParapet stone parapets
hasRestoration restored in antiquity under emperors
hasSpandrel brick-faced spandrels
hasStructure two main stone piers
hasUse continuous use since antiquity
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
part of Historic Centre of Rome
inception 62 BC
isOldest oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome
length approximately 62 meters
locatedIn Lazio
Rome
historic center of Rome
locatedOn Tiber Island crossing axis
materialUsed travertine
tuff
namedAfter Lucius Fabricius
near Ghetto of Rome
Tiber Island
surface form: Isola Tiberina

Ponte Cestio
numberOfArches 2
openTo pedestrians
originalFunction urban traffic bridge
partOf ancient Roman road network
riverBankConnection Tiber Island bank
left bank of the Tiber
width approximately 5.5 meters

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Ponte Fabricio alsoKnownAs Ponte Fabricio
this entity surface form: Pons Fabricius
Tiber Island connectedBy Ponte Fabricio
Tiber crossedBy Ponte Fabricio
Ponte Cestio near Ponte Fabricio