Ponte dell'Industria

Ponte dell'Industria
Ponte dell'Industria, Rome
Coordinates	41°52′19″N12°28′20″E / 41.87195°N 12.472122°E / 41.87195; 12.472122
Crosses	River Tiber
Locale	Rome, Ostiense and Portuense districts, Italy
Characteristics
Material	Metal
Total length	131.20 m (430.4 ft)
Width	7.25 m (23.8 ft)
History
Construction start	1862
Construction end	1863
Opened	1863
Location

Ponte dell'Industria, also known as Ponte di ferro (English: iron bridge), ^[1] is a bridge that connects via del Porto Fluviale to via Antonio Pacinotti, in Rome, in the neighborhoods Ostiense and Portuense. ^[2]

History

It was built between 1862 and 1863 by a Belgian company to link the railway line of Civitavecchia to Roma Termini railway station. The Belgian company accomplished the work in England, then the bridge was moved in pieces to Rome, where it was mounted. ^[3]

In 1911, with the opening of the new station of Trastevere, the railway line was moved to the new Ponte San Paolo, a little further upstream.

On the night of 2 October 2021 it was partially damaged by fire. ^[4] On 12 December, after merely 70 days, the bridge has been repaired and opened for traffic. ^[5] Before closing again on July 24, 2023 in order to update, restore and widen the bridge. ^[6]

The restoration of the bridge had a series of problems which led to several accidents and postponements of the project's completion. In January, it was announced that the work would be completed on December 8, 2024 to coincide with the opening of the Holy Door for the 2025 Jubilee, ^[7] only to be postponed for the end of January 2025, ^[8] the end of February 2025, ^[9] March 17, 2025, ^[10] and finally to March 20, 2025. ^[11]

Description

Built completely in metal, it has three lights in metal girders and is about 131 meters long.

Notes

1. "Ponte dell'Industria" . Retrieved 27 September 2010.
2. Rendina pp.952-953
3. Ravaglioli, p. 53
4. "Roma, l'incendio del "Ponte di Ferro" tra Trastevere e Ostiense: la mappa". corriere.it (in Italian). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
5. "Dopo 70 giorni riapre il 'Ponte di Ferro' a Roma". ansa.it (in Italian). 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
6. https://www.comune.roma.it/web/it/notizia.page?contentId=NWS1072857.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. "Ponte dell'Industria, la fine dei lavori di riqualificazione fissata per l'8 dicembre | Roma Mobilità". romamobilita.it. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
8. "Cantieri del Giubileo a Roma, il «Ponte di ferro» tra un mese torna agibile. A Termini slitta la fine dei lavori". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
9. Baiocchi, Stefano (2025-01-18). "Slitta a febbraio la riapertura del Ponte dell'Industria". Cara Garbatella (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
10. "Ponte di Ferro, c'è la data dell'apertura. Gualtieri: "È stato un lavoro titanico"". RomaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
11. "Ponte di Ferro, giovedì 20 marzo la riapertura | Roma Mobilità". romamobilita.it. Retrieved 2025-03-18.

Sources

• Ravaglioli, Armando (1997). Roma anno 2750 ab Urbe condita. Storia, monumenti, personaggi, prospettive. Roma: Tascabili Economici Newton. ISBN   88-8183-670-X.
• Rendina, Claudio (2005). Enciclopedia di Roma. Roma: Newton Compton Editori. ISBN   88-541-0304-7.

41°52′19″N12°28′20″E / 41.8719°N 12.4721°E / 41.8719; 12.4721