Ponte della Concordia, Fossombrone
The Ponte della Concordia, also referred to as the Ponte Diocleziano is an ancient Roman bridge over the river Metaurus in Fossombrone, Province of Pesaro and Urbino, region of Marche, Italy.
The single arch bridge emerges from the ancient center of the Roman town of Forum Sempronii. The original bridge was built during the rule of Maximian and Diocletian in 292. The name of Ponte della Concordia is new, assigned in 1964 by the Council of the Comune di Fossombrone. It had also been known as Ponte Vittorio Emanuele III, or Ponte sul Metauro. It is corresponds to I114 in Colin O'Connor's Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press, 1993. It connects Fossombrone with Borgo di Sant’Antonio. Destroyed during World War II, it was rebuilt in 1947, and had been previously rebuilt in 1782.[1]
References
- ^ Tourism Marche region, entry on bridge.