Trajan’s Bridge Pillar

Trajan's Bridge, also called Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube, was a Roman segmental arch bridge, on the modern - border, the first bridge to be built over the lower and considered one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman segmental arch bridge over the lower Danube
  • Also known as: “Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube”, “Piciorul Podului lui Traian”, “Podul lui Apollodor din damasc”, and “Trajan’s Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ‘Iron Gates’ Region Museum and Castra of Drobeta.

Museum
Photo: MSClaudiu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Iron Gates Region Museum is a museum in , . is situated 150 metres north of Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

Photo: Denisoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Drobeta was a fort built by Emperor Trajan in the province of Roman Dacia, in the present city . It was built to protect the northern side of Trajan's Bridge across the which was built quickly in preparation for Trajan's Second Dacian War in 103-105 AD. is situated 150 metres northeast of Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 130 metres west of Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kostol and Mala Vrbica.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 200 people.

Village
is a in the municipality of , . According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 783 people. is situated 3 km southeast of Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

Village
Photo: Țetcu Mircea Rareș, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.
is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Trajan’s Bridge Pillar.

Trajan’s Bridge Pillar

Latitude
44.62378° or 44° 37′ 26″ north
Longitude
22.66708° or 22° 40′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GP4JMF8+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1419098099
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q849786
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Trajan’s Bridge Pillar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر تراجان”
  • Arabic: “جسر تراجانوس”
  • Arabic: “جسر طريانوس”
  • Armenian: “Տրայանի կամուրջ”
  • Armenian: “Տրայանոսի կամուրջ”
  • Basque: “Trajanoren Zubia”
  • Bosnian: “Trajanov most”
  • Bulgarian: “Траянов мост”
  • Catalan: “pont de Trajà”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Trajà”
  • Chinese: “图拉真桥”
  • Chinese: “圖拉真橋”
  • Croatian: “Trajanov most”
  • Czech: “Trajánův most”
  • Dutch: “Brug van Trajanus”
  • Esperanto: “Ponto de Trajano”
  • Estonian: “Traianuse sild”
  • French: “pont de Trajan”
  • French: “Pont de Trajan”
  • French: “Pont des Portes de fer”
  • Georgian: “ტრაიანეს ხიდი”
  • German: “Apollodorus-Brücke über die Donau”
  • German: “Römische Brücke bei Drobeta Turnu Severin”
  • German: “Traiansbrücke”
  • German: “Trajansbrücke”
  • Hebrew: “גשר טראיאנוס”
  • Hungarian: “Traianus hídja”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Trajanus”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Traiano a Drobeta”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Traiano”
  • Italian: “Ponte romano sul Danubio”
  • Japanese: “トラヤヌス橋”
  • Korean: “트라야누스 다리”
  • Latvian: “Trajāna tilts”
  • Lithuanian: “Trajano tiltas”
  • Persian: “پل تراژان”
  • Polish: “Most Trajana”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Trajano”
  • Romanian: “Podul lui Apolodor din Damasc”
  • Romanian: “Podul lui Apolodor peste Dunăre”
  • Romanian: “Podul lui Traian (ruina)”
  • Romanian: “Podul lui Traian”
  • Russian: “Мост Траяна”
  • Russian: “Траянов мост”
  • Serbian: “Trajanov most”
  • Serbian: “Трајанов мост”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Trajanov most”
  • Slovak: “Trajánov most”
  • Slovenian: “Trajanov most”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Apolodoro sobre el Danubio”
  • Spanish: “puente de Trajano”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Trajano”
  • Turkish: “Traianus Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст Траяна”
  • Ukrainian: “Траянів міст”
  • Ukrainian: “Траяновий міст”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu Traianus”
  • Welsh: “Pont Trajan”

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