Ponte Cavour

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'''Ponte Cavour''' is a bridge in Rome (Italy), connecting Piazza del Porto di Ripetta to Lungotevere dei Mellini, in the ''Rioni'' Campo Marzio and Prati.<ref>See Rendina, p. 270.</ref>

The bridge also serves as a connection between {{ill|Piazza Cavour (Rome)|it|Piazza Cavour (Roma)|lt=Piazza Cavour}} and the area of Campo Marzio near the Ara Pacis.

thumb|upright=1.4|335 px|the Roman tradition of the New Year's dive into the Tiber. Since the postwar period, in the morning of 1 January of each year the tradition of diving into the Tiber is renewed by swimmers jumping from the parapet of the bridge.

== History == The bridge, designed by the architect Angelo Vescovali, was built between 1896 and 1901, to replace the temporary ''Passerella di Ripetta'', dating back to 1878.<ref>See Ravaglioli, p. 53.</ref> It was inaugurated on 25 May 1901 and named after Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, one of the pioneers of Italian unification.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

== Description == The bridge has five masonry arches covered with travertine; it is {{Convert|20|m|ft}} large and about {{Convert|100|m|ft}} long.

24px|Fermata metropolitana Metro stop (''Spagna'', line A)

==See also== *John Craig *List of bridges in Rome

== Notes == {{Reflist}}

== Bibliography == *{{cite book|author=Armando Ravaglioli|title=Roma anno 2750 ab Urbe condita. Storia, monumenti, personaggi, prospettive|year=1997|publisher=Tascabili Economici Newton|location=Rome|ISBN=88-8183-670-X}} *{{cite book|author=Claudio Rendina|title=Enciclopedia di Roma|year=2005|publisher=Newton Compton Editori|location=Rome|ISBN=88-541-0304-7}}

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