One of the large posts from the bridge found in Netherlands. Credit: Stichting Expeditie Over de Maas en Rozemarijn Buitenhuis / Provincie Gelderland The pieces, which reach eleven and a half meters ...

The largest remaining parts of the bridge. The two wooden posts protrude about a meter from the riverbed and have a diameter of about 20 centimeters. Credit: Kantonsarchäologie Solothurn, Carlos Pinto ...

The 1,700-year-old wooden supports tell the story.

Roman roads had already been identified on both sides of the Aare near Solothurn, which made it hard to explain how travellers on this long-distance route could have continued their journey without ...