Pons Fabricius

41.89098055555612.478194444444Koordinaten: 41 ° 53 ' 27.5 " N, 12 ° 28' 41.5 " E

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Connection Tiber Island left bank of the Tiber

Tiber

The Ponte dei Quattro Capi, also Ponte Fabricio (Latin Pons Fabricius ), is the oldest still in its original state bridge in Rome. It connects as a counterpart to Ponte Cestio the Tiber Island with the left bank of the Tiber. It was built in 62 BC by the curator on the streets Lucius Fabricius.

A special feature of the bridge is that its two arcs are merged with a wingspan of more than 25 m below the water surface to circular arcs. This is typical of early Roman bridges, because the builders were of the view that closed arcs would achieve a particularly high stability of voussoirs. This had its authorization could not be established in a time when start-ups, stretches down to viable layers, on swampy ground or in the water. The closed circuit prevents flushing of the pillars and their lateral deflection.

The name Ponte dei Quattro Capi ( bridge of the four heads ) she received from two ancient steles at the beginning of the bridge with four heads, the Hercules or Janus represent. In the Middle Ages it was called Pons Judaeorum because it led to the Jewish Ghetto of Rome.