Ponte della Vittoria

The Victory Bridge was built between 1923 and 1926 by the Venetian Eugenio Miozzi, in replacement of the earlier bridge, of which the first arch remains. It was inaugurated on May 23, 1926, by King Vittorio Emanuele III. 

The project for the Victory Bridge was signed by Eng. Eugenio Miozzi, a famous bridge designer in Venice, who lived between 1889 and 1979.
Miozzi decided that the Victory Bridge should feature a single span, as he was well aware that the large floods of the Piave, often swollen with timber, could erode any type of pillar, even if deeply embedded in the riverbed.

But it was not only the technical factor that drove our designer to undertake such a bold project. In his design, the bridge was meant to be striking and elegant, characteristics that the single arch fully satisfied.

The material chosen for the construction of the Victory Bridge is reinforced concrete, solid and durable, but once again Eng. Miozzi gave ample space to the aesthetic care of his work.

The dates: The foundation stone of the Victory Bridge was laid on June 11, 1923, and the anchoring works were completed in November 1925.
Between January and April 1926, the formwork was installed, partially swept away by a flood on May 16.
On May 23, 1926, Vittorio Emanuele III laid the keystone. And finally, on October 19 of the same year, the bridge was opened to traffic.

Curiosity: Not everyone knows that on the decorative panels of the abutments of the Victory Bridge, some verses from the “Canzone del Piave,” a symbol of Italian resistance on the Belluno waters during World War I, were inscribed.