Ponte Cavour

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title: "Ponte Cavour" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bridges-in-rome", "bridges-completed-in-1901", "1901-establishments-in-italy", "road-bridges-in-italy", "campo-marzio", "prati"] description: "Bridge in Rome" topic_path: "geography/italy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Cavour" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Bridge in Rome ::

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Field	Value
name	Ponte Cavour
image	Ponte Cavour (Rome).jpg
image_upright	1.5
coordinates
mapframe	yes
mapframe-caption	Click on the map for a fullscreen view
mapframe-zoom	13
mapframe-marker	monument
crosses	Tiber
locale	Rome (Italy)
material	Travertine
length	110.10 m
width	20.5 m
architect	Angelo Vescovali
begin	1896
complete	1901
extra
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Ponte Cavour is a bridge in Rome (Italy), connecting Piazza del Porto di Ripetta to Lungotevere dei Mellini, in the Rioni Campo Marzio and Prati.

The bridge also serves as a connection between and the area of Campo Marzio near the Ara Pacis.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Tuffo_di_inizio_anno_da_Ponte_Cavour.jpg" caption="the Roman tradition of the New Year's dive into the Tiber."] ::

Since the postwar period, in the morning of 1 January of each year the tradition of diving into the Tiber is renewed by swimmers jumping from the parapet of the bridge.

History

The bridge, designed by the architect Angelo Vescovali, was built between 1896 and 1901, to replace the temporary Passerella di Ripetta, dating back to 1878. It was inaugurated on 25 May 1901 and named after Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, one of the pioneers of Italian unification.

Description

The bridge has five masonry arches covered with travertine; it is 20 m large and about 100 m long.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Italian_traffic_signs_-_icona_metropolitana_inv_2.svg" caption="line A]])"] ::

Notes

Bibliography

References

1. See Rendina, p. 270.
2. See Ravaglioli, p. 53.

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