Roman Bridge
The Roman Bridge at Vaison-la-Romaine is a Roman bridge over the river Ouvèze in the southern French town of Vaison-la-Romaine. The bridge was built by the Romans in the 1st century AD, with a single arch spanning 17.20 m.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Vaucluse, France
- Also known as: “Pont Romain” and “Vaison-la-Romaine Roman Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château des Comtes de Toulouse and Place Montfort.
Château des Comtes de Toulouse
Ruins
Photo: Pierrenoel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château des Comtes de Toulouse is a ruins, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Roman Bridge.
Place Montfort
Fountain
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
Place Montfort is a fountain, which is situated 220 metres north of Roman Bridge.
Musée archéologique Théo Desplans
Museum
Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
Musée archéologique Théo Desplans is a museum, which is situated 440 metres north of Roman Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vaison-la-Romaine and Roaix.
Vaison-la-Romaine
Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vaison-la-Romaine is in Vaucluse. The city is best known for its beautiful Roman remains including a single-arch bridge, and for its medieval city and its cathedral.
Roaix
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Roaix is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Alice Colonieu lived at Roaix. Roaix is situated 5 km west of Roman Bridge.
Villedieu
Village
Photo: Ampon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villedieu is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. A local legend says that the penitents asked to Alice Colonieu to make a statue of the Virgin and to install on the back of a house in Villedieu. Villedieu is situated 6 km northwest of Roman Bridge.
Roman Bridge
Latitude
44.23892° or 44° 14′ 20″ northLongitude
5.07467° or 5° 4′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8FP763QF+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 739747908OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q2179572
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Roman Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韦松拉罗迈讷罗曼桥”
- Dutch: “Romeinse brug (Vaison-la-Romaine)”
- Dutch: “Romeinse brug”
- French: “pont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine”
- French: “Pont romain de Vaison-la-Romaine”
- German: “Römerbrücke (Vaison-la-Romaine)”
- German: “Römerbrücke”
- Italian: “Ponte romano di Vaison-la-Romaine”
- Spanish: “Puente romano de Vaison-la-Romaine”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Atelier Camille Leblond and Fontaine des Implorants.
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