Ponte dell'Industria
Ponte dell'Industria, also known as Ponte di ferro (English: iron bridge),[1] is a bridge that connects via del Porto Fluviale to via Antonio Pacinotti, in Rome, in the neighborhoods Ostiense and Portuense.[2]
Ponte dell'Industria | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°52′19″N 12°28′20″E |
| Crosses | River Tiber |
| Locale | Rome, Ostiense and Portuense districts, Italy |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Metal |
| Total length | 131.20 m (430.4 ft) |
| Width | 7.25 m (23.8 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1862 |
| Construction end | 1863 |
| Opened | 1863 |
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Description
It was built between 1862 and 1863 by a Belgian company to link the railway line of Civitavecchia to Roma Termini railway station. The Belgian company accomplished the work in England, then the bridge was moved in pieces to Rome, where it was mounted.[3]
In 1911, with the opening of the new station of Trastevere, the railway line was moved to the new Ponte San Paolo, a little further upstream.
Built completely in metal, it has three lights in metal girders and is about 131 meters long.
Notes
- "Ponte dell'Industria". Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- Rendina pp.952-953
- Ravaglioli, p. 53
Sources
- Ravaglioli, Armando (1997). Roma anno 2750 ab Urbe condita. Storia, monumenti, personaggi, prospettive. Roma: Tascabili Economici Newton. ISBN 88-8183-670-X.
- Rendina, Claudio (2005). Enciclopedia di Roma. Roma: Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 88-541-0304-7.
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