Torre d'Oglio pontoon bridge, Pontoon bridge in Marcaria, Italy

The Torre d'Oglio pontoon bridge connects San Matteo delle Chiaviche and Cesole across the Oglio River using a system of floating platforms that support the roadway. This structure allows vehicles and pedestrians to cross between the municipalities of Viadana and Marcaria in Mantua province.

For nearly 200 years starting in 1750, crossing the river at this location required paid ferry service until the early 1900s. Local municipalities then collaborated to build a permanent pontoon bridge solution to replace the boat-based passage system.

The bridge takes its name from a tower that once housed a convent near the crossing site. It lies within the Oglio Sud Natural Park, and its floating boats have appeared in Bernardo Bertolucci's Novecento, Luciano Ligabue's Radiofreccia, a TV adaptation of I promessi sposi and Don Camillo with Terence Hill.

The bridge sits on Provincial Road 57 with direct access from both sides of the Oglio River. Visitors should be aware that high water levels or seasonal flooding may occasionally affect crossing conditions.

The bridge has appeared in several films, including Bernardo Bertolucci's 1976 "Novecento", Luciano Ligabue's "Radiofreccia", a TV adaptation of "I promessi sposi", and "Don Camillo" with Terence Hill. It is one of the last pontoon bridges in Lombardy, together with the one at Bereguardo on the Ticino.