Ponte Di San Vito
The Roman Bridge of San Vito ( it, Ponte romano di San Vito), also locally known as the Pontaccio (, ), was a Roman bridge in San Vito, a on the borders of Rimini, Santarcangelo di Romagna, and San Mauro Pascoli, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. Dating to the reign of emperor Augustus, the bridge was on a route of the Via Aemilia, the ancient Roman road running between (modern Rimini) and (Piacenza). The bridge crossed the river , which now flows a few metres to the east. In the 14th century, Galeotto I Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, replaced the bridge; an arch of the medieval bridge remains extant above the Augustan stones. The stones of the bridges, prized for their excellent quality, were quarried over subsequent centuries, contributing also to restorations of Rimini's Ponte di Tiberio. In October 2022, Rimini's municipal government incorporated the extant arch into a public park. The Augustan bridge was likely monumental, with a total length of approximately , ...
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San Vito, Emilia-Romagna
San Vito is a town in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. The town is divided between the of Rimini and Santarcangelo di Romagna, both in the Province of Rimini, with a northern part in San Mauro Pascoli, in the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Culturally, the town is closest to Santarcangelo. The town is on the right bank of the river , which flows from , a of Novafeltria, to the Adriatic Sea in Bellaria – Igea Marina, Bellaria–Igea Marina. As of 2021, the town numbers approximately 4,000 residents. Located seven Roman miles along the Via Aemilia from Rimini, San Vito is the site of the Ponte di San Vito, a Monument, monumental Roman bridge, which Riminese historians have claimed as the place where Julius Caesar Crossing the Rubicon, crossed the Rubicon. History San Vito lies on the Via Aemilia, an ancient Roman roads, Roman road between (modern Rimini) and (Piacenza) that dates to Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (consul 187 BC), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus in 187 BC. The section of the Vi ...
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