Although it has inherited the Roman name, it only preserves some internal ashlars from that period.
It is believed that before the 1st century AD there was a bridge at this point of the river, probably made of wood. It was not until the 1st century AD, in the time of Augustus, that it was built in stone. So many years of history, almost as many as Córdoba, have left many transformations in this icon of the city. It was modified and reinforced during the Emirate, the Caliphate of Alhaken II, in the Christian Middle Ages, in the Modern Age and in 1876. In 2008, the most ambitious renovation to date was completed by the architect Juan Cuenca, who sought to restore the bridge to its original appearance as closely as possible. It was pedestrianised and recovered for a public promenade.
Despite so many transformations, its layout, structure and appearance have been fairly well preserved to the present day. The Via Augusta, which linked Rome with Cadiz, used to run over the bridge.
This function as the main access road to Cordoba from the south was maintained for no less than twenty centuries, since until the mid-20th century, the Roman Bridge was the only road that connected the southern part of the city with the rest of the city.
Halfway across the bridge, the walker will find the oldest image of San Rafael in Cordoba, made in 1651 and restored at the same time as the bridge.
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