The roman bridge over the Gardon river was built in the 1st century AD to bring water from the Eure river to the city of Nîmes. It is only one of the…
The bridge reaches a height of 49m and is 275m long.
The Gardon river.
A small road on top of the first level allows pedestrians to cross the bridge.
Top of the bridge, where water used to flow.
The aqueduct was used until the 6th century and then mostly destroyed to recover construction stones. Small parts of the aqueduct, including this small bridge,…