Pont Ambroix
Pont Ambroix | |
|---|---|
 Remaining arch of the Pont Ambroix | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′02″N 4°09′07″E / 43.7172°N 4.1519°E |
| Carries | Via Domitia |
| Crosses | Vidourle |
| Locale | Ambrussum, Languedoc-Roussillon, France |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Stone |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1st century BC |
| Location | |
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The Pont Ambroix or Pont d'Ambrussum (French for Ambrussum Bridge) was a 1st century BC Roman bridge in the south of France which was part of the Via Domitia. It crossed the Vidourle at Ambrussum, between today's Gallargues-le-Montueux in the Gard department and Villetelle in the Hérault department.
In the High Middle Ages, a chapel devoted to St Mary was added to the structure. Today, only one of the original five arches remains in the middle of the river.
Sources
- O’Connor, Colin (1993), Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, p. 97, ISBN 0-521-39326-4
See also
External links
Media related to Pont Ambroix at Wikimedia Commons
