- Ponte della Libertà
Il Ponte della Libertà (the Freedom Bridge) connects the city of
Venice toMestre , on the main land.Designed in 1931 by engineer Eugenio Miozzi, and opened by
Benito Mussolini in 1933 as 'Ponte Littorio', the bridge is the only access for road vehicles to the capital city ofVeneto . At the end of WWII it was renamed Ponte della Libertà to honour the allies. The bridge is the final end of the old public road 11 (Padana Superiore), it is 3.85 km long and has two lanes each way, with no emergency lane.Visitors to
Venice park their cars at the Piazzale Roma (Tronchetto area) near to theSanta Lucia Station , and then venture into Venice by boat or on foot.
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