Ponte Sant'Angelo

Ponte Sant'Angelo

Pons Aelius
Photo of the Ponte Sant'Angelo bridge
Ponte Sant'Angelo, Rome
Coordinates41°54′07″N 12°27′59″E / 41.90192°N 12.46645°E / 41.90192; 12.46645
CrossesTiber
LocaleRome
Other name(s)Aelius Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialMasonry
Total length135 m (443 ft)
Height7 m (23 ft)
No. of spans5
History
DesignerGian Lorenzo Bernini
Location
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Ponte Sant'Angelo, originally the Aelian Bridge or Pons Aelius, is a Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus), to span the Tiber from the city centre to his newly constructed mausoleum, now the towering Castel Sant'Angelo. The bridge is faced with travertine marble and spans the Tiber with five arches, three of which are Roman; it was approached by means of a ramp from the river. The bridge is now solely pedestrian and provides a scenic view of Castel Sant'Angelo. It links the rioni of Ponte (which was named after the bridge itself), and Borgo, to which the bridge administratively belongs.