The Ponte Pietra (
Italian for "Stone Bridge"), 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
Aquileia / / / / ;Bilingual name of ''Aquileja – Oglej'' in: vec, Aquiłeja / ; Slovenian: ''Oglej''), group=pron is an ancient Roman city in Italy, at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about from the sea, on the river N ...
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
Roman theatres derive from and are part of the overall evolution of earlier Greek theatres. Indeed, much of the architectural influence the Romans came from the Greeks, and theatre structural design was no different from other buildings. However ...
on the east bank. The
arch
An arch is a vertical curved structure that spans an elevated space and may or may not support the weight above it, or in case of a horizontal arch like an arch dam, the hydrostatic pressure against it.
Arches may be synonymous with vaul ...
nearest to the right bank of the Adige was rebuilt in 1298 by
Alberto I della Scala
Alberto I della Scala (died 3 September 1301) was lord of Verona from 1277, a member of the Scaliger family.
The son of Jacopino della Scala, he was ''podestà'' of Mantua in 1272 and 1275. In 1277, after the assassination of his brother Mastino I ...
. Four arches of the bridge were blown up by retreating
German
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**Ger ...
troops in
World War II, but rebuilt in 1957 with original materials.
See also
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List of Roman bridges
This is a list of Roman bridges. The Romans were the world's first major bridge builders. The following list constitutes an attempt to list all known surviving remains of Roman bridges.
A Roman bridge in the sense of this article includes an ...
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Roman architecture
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Roman engineering
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced engineering accomplishments. Technology for bringing running water into cities was developed in the east, but transformed by the Romans into a technology inconceivable in Greece. The architecture ...
Notes and references
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External links
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Ponte Pietra- 360° Virtual Tour and photos
Roman bridges in Italy
Deck arch bridges
Stone bridges in Italy
Pietra
Bridges completed in the 1st century BC
Transport in Verona
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