Crosses Adige River Design Arch bridge No. of spans 5 Opened 1957 Location Verona Province Province of Verona | Locale Verona, Italy Material Travertine, brick Construction end 100 BC
1957 Total length 120 m Body of water Adige Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Address 37121 Verona, Province of Verona, Italy Similar Castelvecchio Bridge, Torre dei Lamberti, Sant'Anastasia, Piazza delle Erbe - Verona, Basilica of San Zeno - Verona | ||
The Ponte Pietra (Italian for "Stone Bridge"), once known as the Pons Marmoreus, is a Roman arch bridge crossing the Adige River in Verona, Italy. The bridge was completed in 100 BC, and the Via Postumia from Genoa to Aquileia passed over it. It is the oldest bridge in Verona.
It originally flanked another Roman bridge, the Pons Postumius; both structures provided the city (on the right bank) with access to the Roman theatre on the east bank. The arch nearest to the right bank of the Adige was rebuilt in 1298 by Alberto I della Scala. Four arches of the bridge were blown up by retreating German troops in World War II, but rebuilt in 1957 with original materials.
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