Pedestrian Ways: Old Pedestrian Bridges

These are some examples of pedestrian bridges from an earlier era:

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Ponte Milvio, Rome, Italy

This ancient bridge marks the site of the decisive battle between the emperor Constantine and his rival emperor Maxentius, for control of the Roman world. Maxentius drowned in his armour here, and Constantine took the reins of power. -- Anthony Majanlahti @ Flickr

In Rome, a New Ritual on an Old Bridge -- New York Times,August 6, 2007

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The Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

Charles Bridge is Prague’s oldest bridge. Its foundation stone was laid by Charles IV as part of a ceremony held on 9 July 1357 and the construction stretched almost for the rest of the 14th century. In 1378, Charles’ remains were taken across the new bridge to Prague Castle to be buried in St. Vitus’ Cathedral.

The bridge, officially named Charles Bridge in 1870, was built a bit south of the place of the former Judith Bridge built sometime before 1167 and named after the wife of king Vladislav I. Charles Bridge is 9.40 m wide and over 515.7 m long and rests on sixteen roundel arches. Its construction was managed by the builder of St. Vitus’ Cathedral, Peter Parler. Like Judith Bridge, Charles Bridge was closed with fortified towers at both banks.  -- The Charles Bridge Artists Association

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John W. Weeks Bridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Weeks Bridge was opened in 1927 to carry pedestrian traffic between the Harvard Business School's newly-built Allston campus and the Business School's former home, Harvard's traditional campus in Cambridge. Its concrete underbelly conceals tentacles of the University's steam, electrical, and communications networks.  -- Wikipedia