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The subsequent growth of Venice was attendant upon its role in the commercial life of Italy and upon exploitation of its inherent physical and aesthetic attributes. The city had lost a bit of its island character and some of its insular mentality in 1846, when a causeway nearly 2 miles (3 km) in length brought the railway across 222 arches from the mainland. It lost even more in 1932 when a parallel road was built to give access to motor vehicles. Each link was stoutly resisted by persons who wished to leave the city unchanged, and they succeeded in forcing ...(100 of 9437 words)
