Ponte della Libertà

{{Short description|Road bridge in Venice, Italy}}

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The Ponte della Libertà{{cite web | url=http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0011772 | title=Ponte della Libertà | publisher=Structurae, Germany | accessdate=August 26, 2011}} (Liberty Bridge){{cite web

|url=https://time.com/4993234/venice-marathon/

|title=Runner Wins Marathon After Competitors Totally Ran the Wrong Way

|date=23 October 2017

|access-date=October 25, 2018

|publisher=Time }} is a road bridge connecting the islands that form the historical centre of the city of Venice to the mainland part of the city.

Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, it was opened by Benito Mussolini in 1933 as Ponte Littorio ("Lictor's bridge") – a name used during the Fascist era for several other Italian bridges.

At the end of World War II it was renamed Ponte della Libertà to honour the end of the Fascist dictatorship and of the Nazi occupation.

The bridge is the only vehicular access to the historical centre of Venice.

• The eastern end of the road terminates in the Piazzale Roma, the bus depot for the historical centre.
• The western end reaches mainland Venice and becomes the Via Libertà, which divides the Venetian boroughs ({{lang|it|municipalità}}) of Mestre (north) and Marghera (south). It is final section of the old Public Road 11, the {{lang|it|{{interlanguage link|Padana Superiore|lt=Padana Superiore|it|Strada statale 11 Padana Superiore}}}}.

It is {{convert|3.85|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and has two lanes (but no emergency lane) with a tram track each way. There is also a pedestrian and cycle path on the southern side. It was built alongside the Venice Railway Viaduct,[https://structurae.net/structures/venice-railroad-bridge Venice Railroad Bridge] which had been constructed in 1846. This has two tracks each way and is still in use.