Ponte dei Muti
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Overview of Bridge
The Ponte dei Muti was built primarily using Legno. It crosses the Rio dei Muti bridging a gap which is 8.12 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Cannaregio and on the southern side is also Cannaregio .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 13 steps, on the south side there are 13 steps. This results in a total of 26 steps. The height of a typical step is 13 meters, the thickness of a step is about 34 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.61 meters.The steps are paved with Legno. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 1.44 meters wide and 6.12 meters in length for a total area of about 8.81 meters. The summit is paved with Legno. Also, this bridge has 3 arches. The bridge's Vuoto Geometrico railing is made of Legno and is about 9.00 meters wide is about 0.89 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:
�Our Lady of the Garden. The family Muti, coming from Lombardy and divided into more than one branch, belonged to the original nationality. The branch told by S. Martial, or Our Lady of the Garden, because he lived in that district, transmigrated in Venice precisely from Cima, in G. Antonio, the son of who is appointed G. Michiele, and a doctor by profession, he married Elizabeth Gerardi Zecchini. He tested it October 2, 1556 in acts Anton Maria Vincenti, and in 1568 he prepared tomb in the church of S. Martial coll'epigrafe: Michael De Sibi Mutis Posterisque Condidit Suis An. D. Mdlxviii. In the 'Court of Muti \to Our Lady of the dwelt in the past century the Prince of Castiglione. Another branch of Muti lived in S. Cassian, and we will discuss in the following article.
Location
The bridge is located at the following coordinates:
Latitude: 45.4447493° N
Longitude: 12.3334408° E