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The '''Steinerner Steg''' (] for "Stone bridge"; {{lang-it|Ponte Romano}}, which translates to "Roman bridge") is a ] across the ] river in ], ]. The bridge features two arches. It was built in 1616 according to the city's offical website.<ref></ref> The city council further provides a construction completion date of 1617, as well as the architect, Andrä Tanner of ], who was contracted to replace an earlier wooden bridge demolished in 1615.<ref></ref> The '''Steinerner Steg''' (] for "Stone bridge"; {{lang-it|Ponte Romano}}, which translates to "Roman bridge") is a ] across the ] river in ], ]. The bridge features two arches. It was built in 1616 according to the city's offical website.<ref></ref> The city council further provides a completion date of 1617, as well as the name of the architect, Andrä Tanner of ], who was contracted to replace an earlier wooden bridge demolished in 1615.<ref></ref>


== Toponyms == == Toponyms ==

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Steinerner Steg

The Steinerner Steg (German for "Stone bridge"; Template:Lang-it, which translates to "Roman bridge") is a bridge across the Passirio river in Merano, Italy. The bridge features two arches. It was built in 1616 according to the city's offical website. The city council further provides a completion date of 1617, as well as the name of the architect, Andrä Tanner of Brixen (Bressanone), who was contracted to replace an earlier wooden bridge demolished in 1615.

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In O'Connor's study of Roman bridges, he came to the conclusion that the Italian name may have originated from indications of an earlier Roman bridge or structure. However, the mayor of Merano, Günther Januth, made a statement in 2008 that suggests the name was a remnant of fascist-era Italianization.

References

  1. Official site of the city of Merano (written in German)
  2. 2008 statement by the mayor of Merano - article No. 20 (written in Italian)
  3. Colin O'Connor, Roman Bridges, Cambridge University Press (1994) ISBN 0-521-39326-4, p.95


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