Ponte de Ca' Balbi

Basic Information
Bridge Code
Zucchetta Number
Canal Crossed
Handicapped Accessible?
Length (m)
Width (m)
Minimum Height (m)
Latitude (°)
Longitude (°)
Private
Crooked Bridge?

Overview of Bridge

The Ponte de Ca' Balbi was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio de S. Zulian bridging a gap which is 9.03 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Castello and on the southern side is San Marco .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 14 steps, on the south side there are 13 steps. This results in a total of 27 steps. The height of a typical step is 13 meters, the thickness of a step is about 47 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.41 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 6.01 meters wide and 3.54 meters in length for a total area of about 21.28 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Vuoto Decorato railing is made of Metallo and is about 4.00 meters wide is about 1.00 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.8 meters to the North and 0.9 meters to the South.

History

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Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.436493° N

Longitude: 12.33881° E