Bridge of San Vito Italian: Ponte di San Vito | |
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.jpg) The extant arch, August 2013 | |
| Coordinates | 44°5′11.62″N 12°27′12.49″E / 44.0865611°N 12.4534694°E |
| Crosses | Uso |
| Locale | San Vito, Italy |
| Other name(s) | Pontaccio (Romagnol: e Puntaz, lit. 'ugly bridge') |
| Owner | Comune di Rimini |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | |
| Total length | c. 90 metres (300 feet) |
| No. of spans | at least 8 |
| History | |
| Built | c. 2 BC |
| Rebuilt | 14th century |
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The Roman Bridge of San Vito (Italian: Ponte romano di San Vito), also locally known as the Pontaccio (Romagnol: e Puntaz, lit. 'ugly bridge'), was a Roman bridge in San Vito, a frazione on the borders of Rimini, Santarcangelo di Romagna, and San Mauro Pascoli, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.[1][2]
Dating to the reign of emperor Augustus,[3] the bridge was on a route of the Via Aemilia, the ancient Roman road running between Ariminum (modern Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza).[4] The bridge crossed the river Uso,[5] which now flows a few metres to the east.[1] In the 14th century, Galeotto I Malatesta, Lord of Rimini, replaced the bridge;[6] an arch of the medieval bridge remains extant above the Augustan stones.[6][7] The stones of the bridges, prized for their excellent quality, were quarried over subsequent centuries,[6][8] contributing also to restorations of Rimini's Ponte di Tiberio.[2][5] In October 2022, Rimini's municipal government incorporated the extant arch into a public park.[9][10]
The Augustan bridge was likely monumental, with a total length of approximately 90 metres (300 feet),[5] and numbering eight or more arches.[6] In recent centuries, Riminese historians have claimed the bridge as the place where Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon.[6][11]
- ^ a b Silvestri, Primo (18 October 2021). "San Vito: un paese con-diviso". Il Ponte (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b Cartoceti, Marcello (2014). "I legami con il ponte augusteo di San Vito" [The link with the Augustan bridge of San Vito] (PDF). Ariminum. March–April 2014 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 16–17. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Rimondini, Giovanni (2019). "I ponti di San Vito tra antichità e medioevo" [The bridges of San Vito between antiquity and the medieval era] (PDF). Ariminum. January–February 2019 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 6–8. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "The Via Emilia". Emilia Romagna Turismo. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Copioli, Rosita (20 March 2013). "Il dado è tratto, ecco il vero Rubicone" [The die is cast: here is the real Rubicon]. Avvenire (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Rimondini, Giovanni (2013). "Il ponte sul fiume Uso riapre la questione del Rubicone" [The bridge on the Uso river reopens the Rubicon question] (PDF). Ariminum. March–April 2013 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 6–8. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Montemaggi, Andrea (18 July 2023). "Il ponte di San Vito" [The Bridge of San Vito]. Rimini Sparita (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Cartoceti, Marcello (2019). "Alla riscoperta dei ponti di San Vito" [Rediscovering the bridges of San Vito] (PDF). Ariminum. May–June 2019 (in Italian). Rimini Rotary Club: 6–8. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Rimini, ponte di San Vito recupero archeologico e sociale" [Rimini: the Bridge of San Vito, place of archaeological and social recovery]. Corriere Romagna (in Italian). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Il ponte romano di San Vito risplende in tutta la sua bellezza. "Un patrimonio di tutta la città"" [The Roman bridge of San Vito shines in all its beauty: "A heritage of the whole city"]. RiminiToday (in Italian). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Il Ponte di San Vito: è o non è il Ponte di Cesare?" [The Ponte di San Vito: is it or is it not Caesar's bridge?]. Il Ponte (in Italian). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2024.