Roman bridges

The Romans were the first great builders of bridges in the Western World. Professor O'Connor, a civil engineer and expert in bridge construction, has personally examined a large number of those bridges that still remain often in daily use, throughout the Roman empire - an area extending from Hadrian's Wall in the north of England to Shustar in modern Iran. In this book he presents a thorough listing and description of all known bridges, including some 330 stone arch bridges, 34 timber bridges and 94 aqueducts. In many cases the construction of the bridges is illustrated by the author's own…