The Ponte Pietra (

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for "Stone Bridge"), is a Roman arch bridge crossing the

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River in

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. The bridge was completed in 100 BC, and the

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from

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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

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on the east bank. The

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nearest to the right bank of the Adige was rebuilt in 1298 by

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. Four arches of the bridge were blown up by retreating

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troops in

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, but rebuilt in 1957 with original materials.

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