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INFRASTRUCTURE
Bridges
Oldest Bridges Still Standing
This list features the alleged oldest bridges in the world still standing.
RANK | BRIDGE | LOCATION | YEAR | AGE |
1 | Arkadiko Bridge | Argolis, Greece | c. 1300–1190 BC | 3215–3325 years |
2 | Tarr Steps | Somerset, England | c. 1000 BC | 3025 years |
3 | Caravan Bridge | Izmir, Turkey | c. 850 BC | 2875 years |
4 | Pons Julien | Vaucluse, France | c. 3rd Century BC | 2224 years |
5 | Pons Aemilius | Rome, Italy | 151–179 BC | 1845–1873 years |
6 | Ponte Milvio | Rome, Italy | 109 BC | 2133 years |
7 | Pons Cestius | Rome, Italy | 43–49 BC | 2067–2073 years |
8 | Ponte di Tibero | Rimini, Italy | 14–21 CE | 1986–1997 years |
9 | Pont du Gard | Nîmes, France | c. 50 CE | 1974 years |
10 | Pons Fabricius | Rome, Italy | 62 CE | 1962 years |
References
Oldest.org. (n.d.). The oldest bridges in the world. Available at: https://www.oldest.org/structures/bridges/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Platt, C. (2015). Roman bridges. pp. 45-78. Harvard University Press. Available at: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/[Accessed 1 December 2025].
Bianchi, F. (2004). The Roman Bridges of Italy: Ancient Engineering and Modern Use. pp. 22-34. Rome: Edizioni Quasar. Available at: https://www.edizioniquasar.it/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
The Travel Bible. (n.d.). The oldest bridges still around the world. Available at: https://thetravelbible.com/oldest-bridges-still-around-world/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Atlas Obscura. (n.d.). Pons Aemilius. Available at: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pons-aemilius [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Turismo Roma. (n.d.). Ponte Milvio and Torretta Valadier. Available at: https://www.turismoroma.it/en/places/ponte-milvio-and-torretta-valadier [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Degrassi, D. (n.d.). Pons Cestius. In Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae. Vol. IV, pp. 108-109. Available at: https://www.lexiconrome.it/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Pont du Gard. (n.d.). History. Available at: https://pontdugard.fr/en/discover/history [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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