the tiber river is associated with the city of rome.
what river is associated with the city of rome?
the tiber
kesselring supported the italian declaration of rome as an open city on 14 august 1943, after rome was bombed for the first time on 19 july with over 700 civilian deaths. the unilateral declaration was never accepted by the allies as the city remained centres of government and industry, and while the americans supported accepting the open city status of rome, the british remained implacably opposed. the replacement of the american eisenhower with the british general sir henry maitland wilson as theatre commander loosened restrictions at that level. as a result, rome was bombed by the allies many times. for kesselring, the open city status held many advantages, as it promised a means of quelling unrest in rome and scored a propaganda triumph. moreover, as operation strangle took its toll, trains ceased to move through rome and german vehicle convoys routinely bypassed the city. however, when the fighting drew close to rome in may 1944, there were considerable tactical advantages to be had from defending the tiber bridges, but the german ambassador to the vatican, ernst von weizsacker urged kesselring not to do so, and kesselring withdrew from rome without mounting a defence there, saving the city. after the allies occupied rome, the open city declaration was disregarded, and they made full use of rome for military purposes.
albert kesselring
state route 1 loop (sr 1 loop) is an loop route of sr 1 that exists in the east-central part of floyd county, georgia, almost entirely within the city limits of rome. it begins at an intersection with us 411/sr 20 in the extreme southeastern corner of rome. here, the roadway continues as mathis road. it travels to the north-northeast and crosses over the etowah river. sr 1 loop curves to the north-northwest, leaves the city limits, and intersects sr 293 (kingston road). it curves to the northwest and travels on a bridge over some railroad tracks of norfolk southern railway before re-entering the city limits of rome. almost immediately is an intersection with sr 53 (new calhoun highway). it curves to the west-southwest and passes state mutual stadium, the home stadium of the minor league baseball team rome braves. the loop crosses over the oostanaula river before intersecting us 27/sr 1 on the southeastern corner of berry college. on the southwestern corner, it crosses over little dry creek. the highway curves to the northwest and travels to the north of redmond regional medical center. it travels to the west and curves to the south. it crosses over some railroad tracks of norfolk southern railway. sr 1 loop curves to the southwest and crosses over more railroad tracks of norfolk southern railway before reaching its northern terminus, a second intersection with sr 20. here, the roadway continues as coosawattee avenue. in 1985, sr 53 spur was built from us 27/sr 1 just south of mount berry to sr 53 northeast of rome; it was proposed to be extended west-northwest and south-southwest to sr 20 west-northwest of rome. sr 746 was proposed from us 411/sr 20 southeast of rome north-northeast and northwest to tie into the path of sr 53 spur at an intersection with sr 53. the next year, the portion west of us 27/sr 1 was cancelled. in 1990, sr 746 was built from us 411/sr 20 to sr 293 east-northeast of rome. in 1992, all of sr 53 spur and sr 746's completed section were redesignated as sr 1 loop, with the segment between sr 293 and sr 53 between them completed, as well. the next year, sr 1 loop was completed from sr 20 west-northwest of rome to us 27/sr 1 in mount berry.
special routes of u.s. route 27