Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II is the third and youngest bridge to admire during your morning stroll to the Vatican. When finished in 1911, it was named after Victor Emmanuel II. He established the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. The king’s reign continued until his death in 1878 when the Padre della Patria (Father of the Fatherland) was buried in the Parthenon. You will notice St. Peter’s is looming ever larger. This is the spot where you want to cross over to the west bank of the Tiber River.
