Ponte Solferino
Ponte Solferino stands as Pisa’s modern crossing over the Arno, completed in 1974 and named for its alignment with via Solferino. The bridge you see today was designed and built in the aftermath of Pisa’s long history of river crossings, following the destruction and reconstructions that marked the 19th and 20th centuries. The present structure emerged from a national competition in 1969, with the project developed by the collaboration of the groups Maffei, Bellucci, Moroli, and Pagani, and carried out by the Ministry of Public Works. Construction began in 1972 and reached completion in 1974, replacing earlier crossings that dated back to the medieval “new bridge” nearby, and continuing a pattern of reshaping the city’s riverfront to improve traffic and urban life after …
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