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To this day, pedestrians can still cross this 2,000-year-old Doric bridge.
Many Roman bridges are still standing after two millennia, but the Bridge of Tiberius crossing the river Marecchia in Rimini is one of the very few that is still in use, and as integral a part of the local road system. Construction on the bridge started in 14 CE at the end of the reign of Augustus. By 21 CE, Tiberius was the Emperor of Rome. An inscription on the bridge notes that it is devoted to both emperors, so it is also sometimes known as Bridge of Augustus or Bridge of Augustus and Tiberius. The simple bridge was built using Istrian stone and it marked the beginning of two important Roman roads, Via Aemilia towards Piacenza, and Via Popilia-Annia towards Aquileia.
