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Pons Cestius

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2012 05 15 Roma ponte Cestio da ponte Garibaldi 1
2012 05 15 Roma ponte Cestio da ponte Garibaldi 1

The Pons Cestius (Italian: Ponte Cestio) is an ancient Roman bridge connecting the right bank of the Tiber with the west of the Tiber Island in Rome, Italy. In Late Antiquity, the bridge was replaced and renamed the Pons Gratiani. It is also known as the Italian: Ponte San Bartolomeo, lit. 'Bridge of Saint Bartholomew'. No more than one third of the present stone bridge is of ancient material, as it was entirely rebuilt and extended in the 19th century, after numerous earlier restorations.

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Pons Cestius
Pista ciclabile del Tevere, Rome Municipio Roma I

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Ponte Cestio (Ponte di San Bartolomeo)

Pista ciclabile del Tevere
00153 Rome, Municipio Roma I
Lazio, Italy
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