Ponte Cestio

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Ponte Cestio is an ancient Roman stone bridge in Rome that connects Tiber Island to the Trastevere district across the Tiber River.

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Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman bridge
arch bridge
road bridge
stone bridge
alternativeName Pons Cestius
Ponte San Bartolomeo
connects Tiber Island
Trastevere
coordinateLocation 41.889°N 12.476°E
country Italy
crosses Tiber River
hasArchitecturalStyle Roman engineering
hasCulturalSignificance important link between Tiber Island and Trastevere
hasCurrentUse public bridge
hasNumberOfSpans 3
hasOwner City of Rome
hasPart three arches
hasStructureType masonry arch bridge
hasTraffic foot traffic
road traffic
hasUsage pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument in Italy
historicPeriod Ancient Rome
isInDistrict Trastevere district
isPartOf Rome’s historic bridge network
isTouristAttraction yes
languageOfName Italian
Latin
locatedIn Italy
Rome
Tiber Island area
historic center of Rome
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Lucius Cestius
near Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
Ponte Fabricio
originalConstructionEnd 1st century BC
originalConstructionStart 1st century BC
partOf bridges over the Tiber in Rome
rebuiltIn 19th century
4th century AD
riverBankConnection Tiber Island
left bank of the Tiber
significance one of the oldest bridges in Rome still in use
wasModified to improve navigation on the Tiber

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ponte Cestio ("Pons Cestius")
alternativeName
Tiber Island
connectedBy
Tiber
crossedBy
Ponte Fabricio
near

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