Roman civil engineering and navy engineering constituted a big element of Rome's technological superiority and legacy, and contributed to the construction of hundreds of roads, bridgess, aqueducts, public baths, theatres and arenas. Old Godavari Bridge. Construction of this bridge started off in 1876, and was finished in 1897. It was manufactured underneath the supervision of F.T. 126 Boardman, SI (2005) p. Malmi, Timo (2005).