Ponte de l'Albero

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

Overview of Bridge

The Ponte de l'Albero , constructed in 1950, was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio de Ca' Corner bridging a gap which is 4.58 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of San Marco and on the southern side is also San Marco .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 10 steps, on the south side there are 10 steps. This results in a total of 20 steps. The height of a typical step is 13.5 meters, the thickness of a step is about 48.5 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.76 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 2.01 meters wide and 2.06 meters in length for a total area of about 4.14 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Piena railing is made of Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria and is about 27.50 meters wide is about 0.83 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0 meters to the North and 0 meters to the South.

History

The following is any history we have regarding the bridge's origins:

to S. Angelo. This Court, in order denominaronsi the next place, it is called in Estimi 'Court of cha Marcello or dell'Alboro, \and that is found from the ancient times up here owned several houses that branch of the patricians Marcello, who thinks like the Abbot Theodore Damaden (\Genealogies Marcello,\ ms. in the Correr Museum) was said \dall'alboro 'for some source tree at his home. You may believe, then, that the above-mentioned branch communicated its name to the court of St. Angelo and also the place where stood the tree in question, was the court itself, especially as the Vasari, speaking of the Palazzo Corner, afterwards Spinelli, in \Tree Court 'exists, it is said that in 1542 was supposed to be inside \tidied the house Cornaro in S. Benedict all'arbore from Sammichieli, who was a close friend of Messer Giovanni Corner. \ The Vasari then, as a stranger, mistook the district of S. Angelo, where the palace is located really, with finitimo of S. Benedict.\nIt is said that the \Rio Tree ', which passes through the current parish of St. Maria Zobenigo, remember it while an ancient tree. And indeed, we know from various writers that large trees were growing a time for the city, as a Ficaja in \Field of S. Savior, \where, for a decree of 1287, was to stop the horse who went to St. Mark for Haberdashers. The Caroldo also to indicate one of the places in 1310 were the scene of skirmishes between the people of the Doge Pietro Gradenigo, and that of Bajamonte Tiepolo, said\nthat this happened \about half Marzaria, where he used to be a Sambugaro.\

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4350093° N

Longitude: 12.3313514° E