Ponte di San Francesco
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The Ponte di San Francesco (Italian
for Bridge of Saint Francis) is a medieval segmental arch bridge
over the Aniene
in Subiaco
, Lazio, Italy
. Constructed in 1358, its single span measures 37 m.
Other notable historic bridges crossing the Aniene include the ancient
Ponte Nomentano
and Ponte Salario
both of which were also fortified with a tower.
Italian language
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for Bridge of Saint Francis) is a medieval segmental arch bridge
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
over the Aniene
Aniene
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in Subiaco
Subiaco, Italy
Subiaco is a town and comune in the Province of Rome, in Lazio, Italy, from Tivoli alongside the river Aniene. It is mainly renowned as a tourist and religious resort for its sacred grotto , in the St. Benedict's Abbey, and the other Abbey of St. Scholastica...
, Lazio, Italy
Italy
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. Constructed in 1358, its single span measures 37 m.
Other notable historic bridges crossing the Aniene include the ancient
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
Ponte Nomentano
Ponte Nomentano
The Ponte Nomentano is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, which carried the Via Nomentana over the Aniene...
and Ponte Salario
Ponte Salario
The Ponte Salario, also called Ponte Salaro during the Middle Ages, is a road bridge in Rome, Italy, whose origins date back to the Roman period. In antiquity, it lay outside the city limits, 3 km north of the Porta Collina, at the point where the Via Salaria crossed the Aniene, a tributary...
both of which were also fortified with a tower.
External links
- Il Ponte di S. Francesco at Tibursuperbum
- Ponte di San Francesco at the Municipality of Subiaco homepage