1988年,經勘探,明確了(le)遺址(zhi)的方位(wei)。
1989年出土了唐代系纜固橋的鐵牛。
1991年3月,對該遺(yi)址進行發掘,出土的遺(yi)物有鐵人(ren)四(si)個,鐵山兩座;鐵墩四(si)個,七星鐵柱一組(七根),明代防護石堤約50米及明正(zheng)德十六年(1521年)記事碑(bei)一通(tong)。
考古發(fa)掘的蒲津渡遺(yi)址(zhi)是唐開(kai)元十二年(nian)(公元724年(nian))修建的“鐵(tie)(tie)索連舟固定式曲浮橋”的遺(yi)跡。遺(yi)址(zhi)附近還發(fa)現有(you)明代(dai)石(shi)碑(bei)一通和(he)石(shi)堤50米。各長(chang)3.3米,高1.5米,重(zhong)約(yue)50~70噸(dun)。每條鐵(tie)(tie)牛旁各有(you)一鐵(tie)(tie)人,高約(yue)1.9米,重(zhong)約(yue)3噸(dun)。南側鐵(tie)(tie)牛下還發(fa)現有(you)鐵(tie)(tie)板、鐵(tie)(tie)柱,鐵(tie)(tie)牛尾部立有(you)鐵(tie)(tie)制的七星鐵(tie)(tie)柱7根。
蒲州故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)相傳(chuan)為堯、舜(shun)帝(di)故郡(jun),是一座具有政(zheng)治(zhi)、經(jing)濟、文化和軍事意義的歷(li)史名城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)。現(xian)存蒲州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為明嘉(jia)靖(jing)三十四(si)年(1555年)地震后座落在唐故城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)基址上(shang)屢次修葺的內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺跡。內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周長(chang)5400米。外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)為唐代夯土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)周長(chang)約5700米。內城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)明代磚砌(qi)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻保存完好,城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)中心鼓樓臺(tai)基尚存,為磚砌(qi)方形(xing)形(xing)制,臺(tai)基四(si)面有磚券洞門,大門上(shang)方各有匾書。古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻及(ji)四(si)大門甕城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)遺址尚存。外城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)夯土城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻高(gao)于(yu)地面5米左右。
蒲(pu)(pu)州故城遺(yi)(yi)址位于山西省永濟市西約13公里處,為(wei)唐至明朝(chao)的遺(yi)(yi)址,蒲(pu)(pu)津渡遺(yi)(yi)址對于中國古代(dai)橋梁(liang)史的研(yan)究具有(you)極(ji)為(wei)重要的價(jia)值(zhi)。
蒲(pu)州古城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)則是(shi)唐(tang)開(kai)元九年(nian)(公元721年(nian))所封(feng)中都的所在地,以后(hou)金、元、明、清各朝均(jun)有(you)重(zhong)修。唐(tang)代蒲(pu)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(外(wai)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))周(zhou)長(chang)約5700米,明代蒲(pu)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(內(nei)城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng))周(zhou)長(chang)約5400米。明代蒲(pu)州城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)磚砌城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)墻保存完好,東、南(nan)、西、北四座城(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)(cheng)門都保存較好。
四(si)大鐵牛被譽為“世界之最”,在考古學、橋梁建筑(zhu)、冶煉(lian)鑄造(zao)、水文地質(zhi)等學科領(ling)域,有著十分(fen)重要的研究價(jia)值。
蒲州古城(cheng)因為保存較好,在(zai)中國古代(dai)城(cheng)市(shi)發展史上占(zhan)有重要地位。