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December 21, 2024

The so-called "Gallo-Roman" bridge was a stage on the Celtic road Rouen-Ancenis-Bordeaux.

It is sometimes called the Gallo-Roman bridge or the Julius Caesar bridge on the pretext that the Roman general would have used a bridge prior to this one, intended only for pedestrians.

However, during work carried out in 2017, the architect of Historical Monuments and that of Buildings of France called on a historian and the so-called Gallo-Roman bridge is rather attested as a bridge from the early Middle Ages. Remains of a Roman road nearby, as well as the materials used, wrongly gave its name to this bridge which, according to the results of this historical study, does not date from the Roman era, but is much more recent.

It would in fact date from the Romanesque era (7th century). It has four unequal arches. Each pier is flanked by a spur. Downstream, this spur does not rise to the deck; it rises above it, which gives it a very particular appearance and makes it unique in the west. It was partly restored in the Middle Ages. An ogival arch is proof of this.

It was listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments by decree dated May 14, 1925.

Following floods that weakened it in 2014-2015, it was completely restored in 2018 and now allows a gentle connection with a pedestrian and secure crossing.

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Location: Mouzillon, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France

Gallo-Roman Bridge of Mouzillon

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