Ponte Cavour

Ponte Cavour
Coordinates	41°54′18″N 12°28′28″E / 41.904964°N 12.474385°E / 41.904964; 12.474385
Crosses	Tiber
Locale	Rome (Italy)
Characteristics
Material	Travertine
Total length	110.10 metres (361.2 ft)
Width	20.5 metres (67 ft)
History
Architect	Angelo Vescovali
Construction start	1896
Construction end	1901
Location
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Ponte Cavour is a

The bridge also serves as a connection between Piazza Cavour [it] and the area of Campo Marzio near the Ara Pacis.

Since the postwar period, in the morning of 1 January of each year the tradition of diving into the Tiber is renewed by swimmers jumping from the parapet of the bridge.

History

The bridge, designed by the architect Angelo Vescovali, was built between

The bridge has five masonry arches covered with travertine; it is 20 metres (66 ft) large and about 100 metres (330 ft) long.

Metro stop (Spagna, line A)

See also

• John Craig

Notes

Bibliography

• Armando Ravaglioli (1997). Roma anno 2750 ab Urbe condita. Storia, monumenti, personaggi, prospettive. Rome: Tascabili Economici Newton.
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• Claudio Rendina (2005). Enciclopedia di Roma. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
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