Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini, Rome

Ponte Giuseppe Mazzini carries you across the Tiber, joining the river roads of Lungotevere dei Sangallo and Lungotevere della Farnesina. Its route brings Regola and Trastevere together, while also linking Via della Lungara with Via Giulia. Built from nineteen oh four through nineteen oh eight to plans by engineers Viani and Moretti, it bears the name of Giuseppe Mazzini, a leading figure in Italy’s unification.

Notice the rhythm of its three masonry arches: the span runs for one hundred and six metres. Before it acquired its present dedication, Romans called it Ponte Gianicolense, recalling an older bridge of that name. The bridge turns an everyday river crossing into a reminder of the movement that created modern Italy.