Rignano sull'Arno bridge

Also known as Ponte Mediceo or Ponte San Clemente, it is the oldest bridge in the Valdarno area (together with the Ponte a Buriano near Arezzo), maybe already existing in Roman times, connecting the two banks of the Arno river near Rignano.

The bridge has been repeatedly rebuilt and restored over the centuries. In the second half of the 16th century even Bernardo Buontalenti was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici to perform restoration work on the structure.

The plaque found on the bridge, recalling the Medici intervention, instead dates back to the end of the 17th century.