Liberty Bridge

Liberty Bridge is a road bridge connecting the historical centre (islands) of the city of Venice to the mainland part of Venice. Designed in 1932 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, it was opened by Benito Mussolini in 1933 as 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 the capital city of the Italian region of Veneto. The eastern end of the road terminates in the Piazzale Roma, the bus depot of the historical centre. It is 3.85 km long and has two lanes each way, with no emergency lane. It is built alongside the Venice Railroad Bridge, which was constructed in 1846, with two tracks each way, and is still in use.