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constructed to designs of 1886 by the architect

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. Construction was delayed, and it was not inaugurated until 1911. The bridge across the

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connects the historic centre of Rome (

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, whose axis the bridge extends, and piazza Paoli at the bridgehead) with the rione Borgo and the

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, close what is left of the ancient

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. The bridge commemorating

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is carried in three arches spanning a distance of 108 metres. It is decorated at the ends with high socles carrying colossal bronze

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and over each of the

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with massive allegorical

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sculptural groups.Touring Club Italiano, ''Roma e dintorni'', 1965:241.

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Bridges completed in 1911 Bridges in Rome R. XIV Borgo Bridges in Rome R. V Ponte 1911 establishments in Italy Road bridges in Italy {{Italy-bridge-struct-stub