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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Bridges in Florence, Bridges in Rome, Bridges in Venice, Bridges in the Aosta Valley, Roman bridges in Italy, Suspension bridges in Italy, Ponte Vecchio, Bridge of Sighs, Strait of Messina Bridge, Pons Sublicius, Ponte Sant'Angelo, Ponte della Costituzione, Valeggio sul Mincio, Rialto Bridge, Pons Neronianus, Ponte Nomentano, Ponte San Lorenzo, Ponte Milvio, Ponte Salario, Pons Cestius, Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge, Pons Fabricius, Susegana Bridge, Pont d'Ael, Pont de Pierre, Ponte Santa Trinita, Pont-Saint-Martin, Ponte Pietra, Pons Aemilius, Castelvecchio Bridge, Ponte Amerigo Vespucci, Indiano Bridge, Ponte Molino, Pons Agrippae, Ponte d'Augusto, Ponte Altinate, Ponte Corvo, List of bridges in Rome, Ponte Coperto, Steinerner Steg, Ponte della Maddalena, Ponte Buriano, Pons Probi, Ponte di Pioraco, Ponte delle Guglie, Ponte Sisto, Ponte di San Francesco, Ponte del Gran Caso, Ponte di Quintodecimo, Ponte alle Grazie, Carde Bridge, Ponte degli Scalzi, Ponte della Liberta, Ponte delle Tette, Ponte dell'Accademia, Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, Ponte Tron, Venice, Ponte alla Carraia, Ponte Cavour, Ponte Minich. Excerpt: The Strait of Messina Bridge is a planned suspension bridge across the Strait of Messina, a narrow section of water between the eastern tip of Sicily and the southern tip of mainland Italy. Construction plans for the bridge have finally been revived despite years of discussion, preplanning and disagreement. In 2006, under Prime Minister Romano Prodi the project was cancelled. However, on 6 March 2009, as part of a massive new public works programme, Silvio Berlusconi's government announced that construction of the Messina Bridge would indeed go ahead, pledging 1.3 billion as a contribution to the bridge's total cost, estimated at 6.1 billion. If completed, the bridge will be the largest suspension bridge in ...
