Ponte Giacomo Matteotti (or briefly Ponte Matteotti), formerly ''Ponte del Littorio'', is a bridge that links

Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia Lungotevere Arnaldo da Brescia is the stretch of the Lungotevere that connects via Ferdinando di Savoia to ponte Matteotti, in Rome, in rione Campo Marzio and the Flaminio quarter.Rendina-Paradisi (2004), p. 133. The Lungotevere is dedicated to ...

to Piazza delle Cinque Giornate in Rome (Italy), in the

Rione A (; plural: ) is a neighbourhood in several Italian cities. A is a territorial subdivision. The larger administrative subdivisions in Rome are the , with the being used only in the historic centre. The word derives from the Latin , the 14 su ...

Prati Prati is the 22nd ''rione'' of Rome, identified by the initials R. XXII. It belongs to the Municipio I since 2013, while previously, along with Borgo and ''quartieri'' Trionfale and Della Vittoria, it was part of the Municipio XVII. Its coat of ...

and in the Flaminio and Della Vittoria quarters.Rendina, pp. 722–723.

Description

The bridge, designed by Augusto Antonelli with the name ''Ponte delle Milizie'', was begun in 1924 and completed five years after; it was inaugurated on April 21, 1929 as ''Ponte del Littorio''. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

it was dedicated to the socialist politician

Giacomo Matteotti Giacomo Matteotti (; 22 May 1885 – 10 June 1924) was an Italian socialist politician. On 30 May 1924, he openly spoke in the Italian Parliament alleging the Fascists committed fraud in the recently held elections, and denounced the violence ...

, who was kidnapped nearby. The bridge has three brickwork arches and is long.

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Bibliography

* Bridges completed in 1929

Matteotti Matteotti is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Giacomo Matteotti (1885–1924), Italian politician * Gianmatteo Matteotti (1921–2000), Italian politician * Luca Matteotti (born 1989), Italian snowboarder See also * ...

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