Pont Julien
title: "Pont Julien" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["roman-bridges-in-france", "deck-arch-bridges", "stone-bridges-in-france", "bridges-completed-in-the-1st-century-bc", "buildings-and-structures-in-vaucluse", "transport-in-provence-alpes-côte-d'azur", "tourist-attractions-in-vaucluse"] topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Julien" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| bridge_name | Pont Julien |
| image | Pont Julien.jpg |
| caption | Pont Julien |
| carries | Via Domitia |
| crosses | Calavon |
| locale | Near Bonnieux, Vaucluse, France |
| design | Arch bridge |
| material | Limestone |
| spans | 3 |
| mainspan | 16.3 m |
| length | 85 m |
| width | 5.50 m |
| below | 9 m |
| complete | 3 BC |
| coordinates | |
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The Pont Julien (, Julian Bridge) is a Roman stone arch bridge over the Calavon river, in the south-east of France, dating from 3 BC. The supporting columns are notable for openings to allow floodwater to pass through. It is located in the territory of the commune of Bonnieux, north of the village of the same name, and 8 km west of Apt. Originally, it was built on the Via Domitia, an important Roman road which connected Italy to the Roman territories in France. It was used for car traffic until 2005, when a replacement bridge was built to preserve it from wear and tear. It is still used as bike- and footpath. This amounts to approximately 2000 years of uninterrupted use.
Gallery
File:Pont Julien, Provence.jpg|View of the Pont Julien File:Pont Julien, a 3 BC Roman arch bridge over the Calavon river, built on the Via Domitia, France (14715047351).jpg|View of the underside of one of the arches Pont Julien - new road bridge.jpg|The modern bridge crossing the Cavalon upriver of the bridge Bonnieux Pont Julien.jpg|View of the bridge on an old postcard File:Pont Julien, a 3 BC Roman arch bridge over the Calavon river, built on the Via Domitia, France (14531782037).jpg|The dry riverbed of the Calavon and the main arch of the bridge File:Pont Julien in March.jpg|Pont Julien in March
References
- {{Citation | last = O’Connor | first = Colin | title = Roman Bridges | publisher = Cambridge University Press | year = 1993 | pages = 96f. (G5) | isbn = 0-521-39326-4
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