Pont Ambroix, Ambrussum, Occitanie, France

Pont Ambroix, or Ambroix bridge, a Roman bridge built 1st century AD crossing the Vidourle on the Domitian Way Roman road, in the ancient town of Ambrussum, in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The bridge originally had 11 arches and was 150m long, although only 1 arch remains. Ambrussum was a Celtic Iron Age settlement which grew under the Romans from the 2nd century BC. The bridge is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Pont Ambroix, or Ambroix bridge, a Roman bridge built 1st century AD crossing the Vidourle on the Domitian Way Roman road, in the ancient town of Ambrussum, in Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The bridge originally had 11 arches and was 150m long, although only 1 arch remains. Ambrussum was a Celtic Iron Age settlement which grew under the Romans from the 2nd century BC. The bridge is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen