Trajan's Bridge
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 and one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture. Though it was only functional for 165 years, it is often considered to have been the longest arch bridge in both total and span length for more than 1,000 years.
Trajan's Bridge | |
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Artistic reconstruction (1907) | |
| Coordinates | 44.623769°N 22.66705°E |
| Crosses | Danube |
| Locale | East of the Iron Gates, in Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romania) and near the city of 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 A.D. |
| Construction end | 105 A.D. |
| Collapsed | Superstructure destroyed by Aurelian around 270 A.D. |
| Statistics | |
| Official name | Pontes with Trajan's Bridge |
| Type | Archeological Site of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 28 March 1981 |
| Reference no. | AN 44 |
| Location | |
The bridge was constructed in 105 AD by instruction of Emperor Trajan by architect Apollodorus of Damascus, from Damascus, Roman Syria, before his Second Dacian War to allow Roman troops to cross the river. Fragmentary ruins of the bridge's piers can still be seen today.
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