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Show Roman Bridges Excite . Wonder of Engineer1 Among the notable brldge-bulldlng achievements of history are those constructed con-structed In the days of the Roman empire, bj s a writer in the Detroit News. Some of them still are in use, to the amazement of engineers, while others stand In broken majesty, the ' results of earthquakes or of puriiosed human destruction, for the delight and wonder of all beholders. ' The two bridge, which lead from the Forum side of Borne to the island ' in the Tiber and on to the Trastevere. or St Peters aide, were built In the Second century; B. , C They bavo been used very much more than the Applan Way viaduct They "have stood there against frequent floods and con-stant con-stant usago these 2,000 years and they . bid fair to keep on standing. The fine bridge across the Tiber, north of Rome, built to carry the Flamlnlnn ; (PW- way northward. Is another good ex- J. ample of a bridge more than 2,000 ,' Jr years old. which has seen steady and hard use and still appears ai good as ever. . ! 1 |