Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II is a bridge in

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constructed to designs of 1886 by the architect Ennio De Rossi. Construction was delayed, and it was not inaugurated until 1911. The bridge across the

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connects the historic centre of Rome ( Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 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 Pons Neronianus. 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 winged Victories 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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