Pons Mosae

PONS MOSAEin northern Gallia, is mentioned by Tacitus (Tac. Hist. 4.66), but there is nothing said to show where this bridge was. A Roman road ran from Aduatuca ( Tongern) across the Mosa ( Maas) past Juliacum ( Juliers) to Colonia ( Cologne). It is very probable that the Pons Mosae was on this route, and that it was at Maastricht. The termination trichtis a corruption of the Roman word Trajectum. [TRAJECTUM]