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Purchase<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e030d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"e030d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\nwindow.addEventListener('load', function() {\n    \/\/ Troviamo tutti i link dei bottoni dentro le sezioni di Elementor\n    const bottoni = document.querySelectorAll('.elementor-button');\n\n    bottoni.forEach(function(btn) {\n        btn.addEventListener('click', function() {\n            \/\/ 1. 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The modern project traces its origins to the <a href=\"https:\/\/iris.polito.it\/handle\/11583\/2989218\"><strong>Competition of Ideas launched by Anas in 1969<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5a731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c5a731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13af1f2 elementor-align-center elementor-button-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13af1f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/faq-domande-frequenti-ponte-sullo-stretto-di-messina\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-lg\" role=\"button\">\n                \t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Torna indietro<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAQ The idea of connecting Sicily to the mainland is centuries old, possibly dating back to the time of the ancient Romans.According to some sources, in 251 BC, Lucius Caecilius Metellus constructed the first bridge across the Strait of Messina to transport surviving elephants from battles against the Carthaginians to Rome. 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