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• Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Italy

  http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/firenze/index/pontevecchio/pag_01.htm
  Photographs and a brief history of this medieval bridge lined with shops in both English and Italian from Italian Cities by Thais.

• Roman Bridges

  http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Engineering/bridges/
  Photographs and text of various examples located in Rome, Narni, and other locations in Italy.

• The Three Bridges over Canal Grande in Venice

  http://www.invenicetoday.com/art-tour/bridges/bridges.htm
  Illustrated descriptions of the famed Rialto and the 20th-century Scalzi and Accademia bridges, from In Venice Today.

• The Tiber River, Tiber Bridges, and Tiber Island in Rome

  http://catholic-resources.org/AncientRome/Tiber.htm
  Descriptions and photographs of all the ancient Tiber bridges, listed in geographical, chronological, and alphabetical orders.

• Venice for Visitors: Bridge of Sighs

  http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/bridge_of_sighs.htm
  Antonio Contino's bridge was built in 1600 to connect the Doge's prison with his palace. An illustrated article by Durant Imboden.

• Venice for Visitors: Rialto Bridge

  http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/rialto_bridge.htm
  An illustrated article by Durant Imboden on this famous bridge with shops on it, built between 1588 and 1591.

• Wikipedia: Pons Fabricius

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabricius'_Bridge
  Describes the construction of this bridge in Rome that survives from 62 BC.

• Wikipedia: Rialto Bridge

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rialto_Bridge
  History and photographs of the Ponte di Rialto in Venice.

 

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