1862/63 Louis Hach to get to the new Termini train station the
railway line from Civitavecchia, which until then had its station by the port
of Ripa Grande
The central
span was originally movable to allow navigability and, at the time of
construction, it was the Europe's longest drawbridge in one piece
It is
popularly known as PONTE DI FERRO (Iron Bridge)
It has a
length of 131.20 m (430 feet)
It was
inaugurated in the presence of Pope Pius IX Mastai-Ferretti (1846/78)
Renovation
in 1911 when it was replaced for the railroad by the nearby PONTE S. PAOLO (St. Paul's Bridge) built in the
years 1907/10 by the Allegri firm
The
current bays date back to 1923
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