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General Information

Other name(s): Ponte Littorio
Beginning of works: 1931
Completion: 1933
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Arch bridge
Function / usage: Road bridge

Location

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Next to: Venice Railroad Bridge (1846)
Coordinates: 45° 27' 11.34" N    12° 17' 59.10" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length 3 850 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Ponte della Libertà ("Liberty Bridge") is a road bridge connecting the historical centre (islands) of the city of Venice to the mainland part of Venice.

Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, it was opened by Benito Mussolini in 1933 as Ponte Littorio ("lictor's bridge") – a name used during the Fascist era for several other Italian bridges. At the end of World War II it was renamed Ponte della Libertà to honour the end of the Fascist dictatorship and of the Nazi occupation.

The bridge is the only vehicular access to the historical centre of the capital city of the Italian region of Veneto.

It is 3.85 km (2.39 mi) long and has two lanes each way, with no emergency lane. It is built alongside the Venice Railroad Bridge, which was constructed in 1846, with two tracks each way, and is still in use.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ponte della Libertà" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20011772
  • Published on:
    13/04/2004
  • Last updated on:
    05/02/2016
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