Ponte della Libertà

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Il Ponte della Libertà (the Freedom Bridge) connects the city of Venice to Mestre, 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 of Veneto. 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 the Santa Lucia Station, and then venture into Venice by boat or on foot.