The Puente Mayor del Tormes, better known as Puente Romano de Salamanca, is a bridge that crosses the river Tormes near Salamanca.

It has been traditionally called as the main bridge and as the main bridge that gives access to the southern part of the city.

The bridge appears in the XXI century as the result of several restorations.

One of the catastrophes that affected him the most was the flood of San Policarpo in 1626.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, it did not lose its status as a single access passage to the city, and even for a decade, until 1973, it continued to support heavy traffic.

After the construction of a third bridge for road traffic, it remains an exclusive passage for pedestrian and walking use.

The importance of the bridge as a symbol of the city can be seen in the first quarter of the city's coat of arms (along with its stony bull-boar).

The history of the bridge is linked to that of the city and is one of its most characteristic monuments.

In ancient times, there was a popular belief that the bridge had first been built by Hercules and that it was later rebuilt by the Roman emperor Marcus Ulpius Trajan.