Petra Pertusa

  • Petra Pertusa, also known as Passo del Furlo, means ‘Tunneled Rock’ and is a Roman Tunnel in Italy, which is still in use today.
  • It was built by Vespasian (69-79 CE) in the narrowest point of a mountain gorge on the Via Flaminia, 25 miles (40km) from the Adriatic.

Description

  • The 124 ft (38m) Tunnel was mentioned by Procopius and is marked by an inscription.
  • The gorge is in a Mountain Pass known as the Passo del Furlo. Vespasian built the Tunnel to allow the road to pass through a high wall of rock with a fast running river beside it, which was too dangerous to cross.
  • In 538 CE, it was the location of a Battle between Belisarius and the Goth Witigis.

Other Roman Tunnels

 

Petra Pertusa, Passo del Furlo

Get Directions Go to Visitor Map
79 CE
Posted in .