Ponte della Libertà

Ponte della Libertà
Ponte della Libertà
	Ponte della Libertà, looking eastward toward the historic islands
Coordinates	45°27′10.89″N 12°17′58.49″E / 45.4530250°N 12.2995806°E
Crosses	Venetian Lagoon
Locale	Venice, Italy
Characteristics
Design	Arch bridge
Trough construction	brick; concrete;
Total length	3,850 metres (12,630 ft; 2.39 mi)
Width	22 metres (72 ft)
History
Designer	Eugenio Miozzi
Construction start	1931
Construction end	1933
Location

The Ponte della Libertà

road bridge connecting the islands that form the historical centre of the city of Venice

to the mainland part of the city.

Designed in 1932 by engineer

Fascist

era for several other Italian bridges. At the end of

Nazi

occupation.

The bridge is the only vehicular access to the historical centre of the Venice.

The eastern end of the road terminates in the Piazzale Roma, the bus depot for the historical centre.
The western end reaches mainland Venice and becomes the Via Libertà, which divides the Venetian boroughs (municipalità) of Mestre (north) and Marghera (south). It is final section of the old Public Road 11, the Padana Superiore [it].

It is 3.85 km (2.39 mi) long and has two lanes (but no

emergency lane) with a tram track each way. There is also a pedestrian and cycle path on the southern side. It was built alongside the Venice Railway Viaduct,^[3]

which had been constructed in 1846. This has two tracks each way and is still in use.