Roman Bridges on the lower part of the Danube

Authors

  • A. Bara Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
  • S. Kaiser Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Keywords:

Danube, bridge, pontoon bridge

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to present the Roman bridges built across the Romanian natural border, the Danube, during the Roman Empire expansion. Some of these are less known than the famous Trajan's Bridge in Drobeta-Turnu Severin. The construction of bridges on the lower part of the Danube showed the importance of conquering and administrating the ancient province of Dacia. The remaining evidences prove the technical solutions used by the Roman architects at a time when public works had developed.

Author Biographies

A. Bara, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Faculty of Civil Engineering

S. Kaiser, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania

Faculty of Civil Engineering

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Published

2016-01-22

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Section

RAILWAYS, ROADS AND BRIDGES