Ponte Duca d'Aosta
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41°55′53″N 12°27′38″E / 41.931257°N 12.460599°E
Ponte Duca d'Aosta | |
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Coordinates | 41°55′53″N 12°27′38″E / 41.931252°N 12.460603°E |
Crosses | River Tiber |
Locale | Rome, Flaminio and Della Vittoria Quarters, Italy |
Characteristics | |
Material | Reinforced concrete |
Total length | 220 m (721.8 ft) |
Width | 30 m (98.4 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Vincenzo Fasolo (architect), Antonio Martinelli (engineer) |
Construction start | 1936 |
Construction end | 1939 |
Opened | 26 March 1939 |
Location | |
Ponte Duca d'Aosta is a bridge that links Lungotevere Flaminio to Piazza Lauro De Bosis, in Rome (Italy), in the Flaminio and Della Vittoria quarters.
Description
[edit]The bridge, dedicated to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta, was designed by architect Vincenzo Fasolo; the building started in 1936 and the inauguration took place on 26 March 1939.[1]
The reinforced concrete bridge has a single arch and is 220 m (722 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) wide; at both extremities are placed two pairs of shafts, whose façades are decorated with high-relieves by the Tuscan sculptor Vico Consorti, illustrating war scenes on the rivers Isonzo, Tagliamento, Sile and Adige.
The bridge links the Flaminio quarter to the Foro Italico.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lo spettacoloso Gran Rapporto". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Turin. 27 March 1939. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Map of the bridges of Rome
- The form on Structurae, the database of structural and civil engineering works