Ponte Palatino

Ponte Palatino
Ponte Palatino
	Ponte Rotto and Ponte Palatino
Coordinates	41°53′20.53″N 12°28′45.09″E / 41.8890361°N 12.4791917°E
Crosses	Tiber
Locale	Rome
Characteristics
Total length	155 metres (509 ft)
History
Architect	Angelo Vescovali
Construction start	1886
Construction end	1890
Location
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Ponte Palatino, also known as Ponte Inglese (Italian for English Bridge), is a bridge that links Lungotevere Aventino to Lungotevere Ripa in Rome (Italy), in the Rioni Ripa and Trastevere.^[1]

Description

The bridge was designed by architect Angelo Vescovali and built between 1886 and 1890 in place of the partially destroyed, 2,200-year-old Pons Aemilius (also called Ponte Rotto, "Broken Bridge"). One arch of the ancient three-arch bridge was destroyed by a flood in 1598, while another arch was demolished by Vescovali in 1887 to make room for the Ponte Palatino, thus leaving the Pons Aemilius just a single arch in mid-river, situated adjacent to the modern bridge.

Ponte Palatino takes its name from the

left-hand traffic flow that applies on it, just as in the United Kingdom

.

It shows four masonry piers with a metal top surface and is 155 metres (509 ft) long.

Notes

^ Rendina 2005, p. 838.

Bibliography

Rendina, Claudio (2005). Enciclopedia di Roma. Rome: Newton Compton Editori.
ISBN 88-541-0304-7
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[1] Rendina 2005, p. 838.

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