For this reason, arch bridges must be made of materials that are strong under compression. The Romans used stones. One of the most famous examples of their handiwork is the Pont du Gard aqueduct ...

Beside the famous Stari Most (Old Bridge), a genuine symbol of the town destroyed in 1993, there is another ancient ... Kriva cuprija is a stone one-arch bridge of small dimension and closely ...

This bridge has survived more than 2,000 years of history without ever being destroyed ... arch in the centre, designed to reduce water pressure during floods. One of the bridge’s most famous ...

The loss of the arch ... Utah's famous formations to collapse, but it is perhaps the most high-profile loss in the state, which is home to the highest concentration of natural arches and bridges ...