...Nice view of the oldest bridge in the country over the Moselle river... another Roman relic that has withstood the test of time... it's only the lower portion of the bridge, the black piers that is authentically Roman built... the red arched superstructure was added in the Middle Ages and renewed later... but what's impressive is that the 2nd century basalt columns still support the modern bridge structure that cars and trucks traverse every day.... some of the original wooden support pillars are displayed in the Landesmuseum... and as always with nice stamp and special UNESCO postmark... Thanks Dustin! (ヅ)
The nine bridge pillars date from the 2nd century AD, replacing two older, wooden bridges that date at least as far back as 17 BC. They are deeply embedded in the bedrock underneath the river gravel. The upper part was renewed twice, in the early 12th and in the early 18thC, after suffering destruction in war.
They were build with huge stone blocks held together with iron clamps. The black colouring is genuine as the stone is mostly whinstone from the Eifel National Park.
Along with other Roman and Early Gothic sites in Trier, the bridge was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.
Landmarks of Germany
(05-01-2023)
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