Ponte Garibaldi, Rome

Ponte Garibaldi carries you across the Tiber between Regola and Trastevere, joining Lungotevere De’ Cenci with Piazza Giuseppe Gioachino Belli. Conceived by Angelo Vescovali, it took shape from 1884 to 1888 as Rome pushed its urban fabric toward Trastevere. Its name honors Giuseppe Garibaldi, a leading maker of Italian unification whose campaigns earned him the title Hero of Two Worlds.

The bridge extends about 120 metres over the river. Its original metal spans were replaced with reinforced concrete during an enlargement carried out from 1955 to 1957 under structural engineer Giulio Krall. Notice the travertine cladding on the supporting piers: at river level, the main pier reaches Tiber Island by an artificial embankment. Trams and buses make this a working piece of the city, rather than a relic.