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The nine scheduled bridges are:
• Constitution Road Bridge, Mosta. A triple-
arched limestone viaduct built in 1929, featuring
ornamental round openings and spanning Wied
il-Għasel.
• Civil Defence Road Bridge, Mosta. Originally
a metal span completed in 1871, later
reconstructed in limestone and concrete,
demonstrating adaptive reuse of earlier military
infrastructure.
• Dwejra Old and New Bridges, Gozo. Situated in
a protected ecological and archaeological zone,
these bridges combine natural landscape with
historic utility.
• Għemmieri Bridge, Rabat. A two-arch limestone
viaduct likely dating to the late 1800s, associated
with the movement of troops along the Victoria
Lines.
• Wied id-Dis Bridge, Madliena. A striking seven-
arch limestone bridge constructed in 1880 by
British military engineers for strategic transport.
• Tal-Isperanza Bridge, Mosta. A charming single-
arch bridge dated 1905, gracefully spanning the
serene Speranza Valley.
• Tas-Salib Bridge, near Mtarfa. A late
19th-century single-arch bridge, historically
connected to the Victoria Lines and the
Wignacourt aqueduct via a large metal water
pipe still visible today.
• Wied il-Qlejgħa Bridges. Two bridges
overlooking each other, probably late 19th
century. The Old Bridge leading to the church
of San Pawl tal-Qlejgħa and the New Bridge
forming part of a very important road in Malta.
The full list of scheduled buildings in Malta
and Gozo may be accessed on www.pa.org.
mt/scheduled
Wied il-Qlejgha New
Wied il-Qlejgha Old
Tas-Salib Bridge, near Mtarfa Civil Defence Street Bridge, Mosta
Wied id-Dis
