Roman Bridge (Vaison-la-Romaine)

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The Roman Bridge of Vaison -la -Romaine ( French: Pont romain de Vaison -la -Romaine ) is a Roman city bridge in Vaison -la -Romaine, the ancient Vasio, in southern France.

The 9 m wide bridge spans the river Ouvèze with a clear width of 17.20 m. It was built in the 1st century AD and is still used today. Throughout its existence, the building has survived several floods, the last great flood of 1992. Too, an attempted demolition by German troops during the Second World War held the bridge was successful.