Pons Aemilius | |
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 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 |
| 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) |
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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").