Ponte Duca d'Aosta

Coordinates: 41°55′53″N 12°27′38″E / 41.931257°N 12.460599°E / 41.931257; 12.460599

Ponte Duca d'Aosta

Ponte Duca d'Aosta, Rome
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
Construction begin 1939
Construction end 1942
Opened 1942

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

The bridge, dedicated to Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta, was designed by architect Vincenzo Fasolo; the building started in 1939 and the inauguration took place in 1942.

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.

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