Bridge
Ponte della Vittoria
Ponte della Vittoria, or the Bridge of Victory, once linked Pisa’s station area with the Politeama, spanning the Arno with three arches and a total length of 122.4 metres. The maximum height reaches 12.25 metres, and its reinforced concrete construction is accented by two false shoulders that frame the riverside balustrade faced with stone Cassons. Built in the early 1950s on the site of earlier public works from the Fascist era, it stands today as a memorial rather than a functioning bridge, reflecting a complex history of construction, collapse, and reconstruction across the mid–20th century. …
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