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September 5, 2025Opuscula Annual of the Swedish Institutes at Athens and Rome

The Etruscan missing link. Traces of Italy’s oldest bridge construction?

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YFYvonne Backe ForsbergRHRichard HolmgrenRCRoberto Crocetti

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Overview

Discovery of an Etruscan wooden bridge reveals insights into architecture and infrastructure in ancient Italy.

Key Points

  • Discovery of the Etruscan wooden bridge confirms its significance for understanding early architecture.
  • The 30-m-long bridge spanned the Dogana gorge, connecting key locations in the settlement.
  • Chronological dating situates the bridge in the 7th century BC, contemporaneous with Rome's Pons Sublicius.
  • Study illuminates the construction and diverse functions of bridges in ancient infrastructure.

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Forsberg et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb49d26d6d5674bcd00016https://doi.org/10.30549/opathrom-18-07
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