Italy’s drought exposes ancient imperial bridge over Tiber River

The ruins of the ancient Roman Neronian bridge, emerge from the river bed of the Tiber river, in Rome (Gregorio Borgia/AP/PA)

Italy’s worst drought in 70 years has exposed the piers of an ancient bridge over the Tiber River once used by Roman emperors but which fell into disrepair by the third century.

Two piers of Nero’s Bridge have been visible much of the summer near the Vittorio Emanuele bridge that crosses the river near the Vatican.