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The '''Pont Serme''' or '''Pons Selinus''', later called the '''Pons Septimus''', was a [[Roman bridge]] of the [[Via Domitia]] in [[Hérault]], southern [[France]]. The approximately 1500 m<ref name="O’Connor, Colin, 99">{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=99}}</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Orb (river)|Orb]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in length even the [[Trajan's Bridge]] over the [[Danube]]. Today, very few traces remain of the viaduct, |
The '''Pont Serme''' or '''Pons Selinus''', later called the '''Pons Septimus''', was a [[Roman bridge]] of the [[Via Domitia]] in [[Hérault]], southern [[France]]. The approximately 1500 m<ref name="O’Connor, Colin, 99">{{harvnb|O’Connor|1993|pp=99}}</ref> long [[viaduct]] crossed the wide [[marsh]]es of the [[Orb (river)|Orb]] and the Etang de [[Capestang]] west of [[Béziers]], surpassing in length even the [[Trajan's Bridge]] over the [[Danube]]. Today, very few traces remain of the viaduct, other than its name, which passed over to a village nearby. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
Revision as of 05:51, 27 July 2022
Pont Serme | |
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Coordinates | 43°16′26″N 3°03′03″E / 43.273889°N 3.050833°E |
Carries | Via Domitia |
Crosses | Etang de Capestang |
Locale | Near Béziers, Hérault, France |
Characteristics | |
Total length | Ca. 1500 m |
Location | |
The Pont Serme or Pons Selinus, later called the Pons Septimus, was a Roman bridge of the Via Domitia in Hérault, southern France. The approximately 1500 m[1] long viaduct crossed the wide marshes of the Orb and the Etang de Capestang west of Béziers, surpassing in length even the Trajan's Bridge over the Danube. Today, very few traces remain of the viaduct, other than its name, which passed over to a village nearby.
See also
Notes
- ^ O’Connor 1993, pp. 99
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, pp. 99 (G12), ISBN 0-521-39326-4
External links
- Pictures of the Marches of Capestang once crossed by the Pont Serme Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.