(Piazza S. Bartolomeo all'Isola–Lungotevere degli Anguillara)
Locale
Rome, Italy
Next upstream
Ponte Garibaldi
Next downstream
Ponte Palatino
Characteristics
Design
arch bridge
Material
Stone (tuff, peperino, travertine)
Total length
80.4 metres (264 ft) (modern)
48 metres (157 ft) (ancient)
Width
8.2 metres (27 ft) (ancient)
Longest span
23.65 metres (77.6 ft) (ancient)
No. of spans
3
Piers in water
2
History
Built
c. 62 – c. 27 BC
(first stone bridge)
370 AD
(Pons Gratiani)
Rebuilt
1880–1892
(present bridge)
Location
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The Pons Cestius (Latin for the "Cestian Bridge"; Italian: Ponte Cestio) is an ancient Roman bridge connecting the right bank of the Tiber with the west bank of Tiber Island in Rome, Italy.[1] In Late Antiquity, the bridge was replaced and renamed the Pons Gratiani[1] ("Bridge of Gratian"). It is also known as Ponte San Bartolomeo[1] (Italian for "Bridge of St Bartholomew"). No more than one third of the present stone bridge is of ancient material, as it was entirely rebuilt and extended in the 19th century after numerous earlier restorations.[1]
^ abcdRichardson, Lawrence (1992). "Pons Cestius". A New Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 297–298. ISBN 978-0-8018-4300-6.
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