Ponte, a word meaning ''

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to:

Places

England

Pontefract Pontefract is a historic market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, east of Wakefield and south of Castleford. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is one of the towns in the City of Wake ...

, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield

France

Ponte Leccia Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language is U Ponte à a Leccia. Geography Situated at the confluence be ...

, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Corse

Italy

;Municipalities * Ponte (BN), in the Province of Benevento *

Ponte Buggianese Ponte Buggianese () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about west of Florence and about southwest of Pistoia. Ponte Buggianese borders the following municipalities: Buggiano, Chies ...

, in the Province of Pistoia *

Ponte dell'Olio Ponte dell'Olio ( egl, label= Piacentino, Al Pont da l'Oli ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about south of Piacenza, about south of Milan and about northwest of Bologna. A ...

, in the Province of Piacenza * Ponte di Legno, in the Province of Brescia * Ponte di Piave, in the Province of Treviso *''Ponte Gardena'', Italian name for Waidbruck, in South Tyrol * Ponte in Valtellina, in the Province of Sondrio * Ponte Lambro, in the Province of Como * Ponte nelle Alpi, in the Province of Belluno *

Ponte Nizza Ponte Nizza is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 70 km south of Milan and about 35 km south of Pavia. Ponte Nizza borders the following municipalities: Bagnaria, Cecima, ...

, in the Province of Provincia di Pavia *

Ponte Nossa Ponte Nossa (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Bergamo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,048 and an ...

, in the Province of Bergamo * Ponte San Nicolò, in the Province of Padua * Ponte San Pietro, in the Province of Bergamo ;Civil parishes and quarters *

Ponte (Rome) Ponte, a word meaning ''bridge'' in Italian, Portuguese, and Galician languages, may refer to: Places England *Pontefract, a town in the Metropolitan City of Wakefield France *Ponte Leccia, a civil parish (hameau) in the department of Haute-Cor ...

, a ''rione'' in the City of Rome *

Ponte di Cerreto Ponte is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Cerreto di Spoleto in the Province of Perugia, Umbria, central Italy. It stands at an elevation of 441 metres above sea level. At the time of the Istat The Italian National Institute of Statistics ( ...

, in the Province of Perugia

Portugal

Ponte da Barca Ponte da Barca (; ) is a municipality in the district of Viana do Castelo (district), Viana do Castelo in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 12,061, in an area of 182.11 km2. The present Mayor is Augusto Manuel Dos Reis Marinho, elected by ...

, a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the District of Viana do Castelo * Ponte de Lima, a

in the District of Viana do Castelo *

Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Easter Monday. Ec ...

, a municipality in the District of Portalegre

South Africa

*Ponte Tower, a landmark city apartment building in Johannesburg

Switzerland

*Ponte Capriasca, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino *Ponte Tresa, a municipality in the Canton of Ticino

People

*Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist who collaborated with Mozart *Moshe Ponte (born 1956), Israeli Olympic judoka and President of the Israel Judo Association *Piero de Ponte, Italian Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John *Gabry Ponte, Italian DJ and record producer *Laura Ponte, Spanish model

Other uses

*Ponte S.A, the company administering Rio-Niterói Bridge in Brazil