Ponte dei Ormesini
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Overview of Bridge
The Ponte dei Ormesini was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. Since then the bridge was last restored on 01-Jan-99.It crosses the Rio de la Misericordia bridging a gap which is 16.21 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 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 44 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 2.29 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 4.19 meters wide and 5.07 meters in length for a total area of about 21.24 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 26.00 meters wide is about 0.81 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 1.2 meters to the North and 1.12 meters to the South.
History
The following is any history we have regarding the bridge's origins:
�to S. Martial. According to a code of Marciana and the Dezan at these roads, which are subject to a time parish of Sts Ermagora and Fortunato, fabbricavansi the \Ormesini.\ And in truth we learn from a sanitary Obituaries �M. ormesiner of Nicholas' died in the parish of Sts Ermagora and Fortunato April 2, 1576. Under the name of \Ormesini� comprendevansi some silk drapes originated originally from Ormus city in Asia. Note the Marin (\Civil and Political History of Trade of the Venetians\ are strictly prohibited in Venice that while they were all strangers silk cloths, facevasi an exception for \canevazze\ of Naples, and 'Ormesini �Florence, perhaps because, leading the fashion a large consumption of these genres, the factories were not enough to satisfy the Venetian research.
Location
The bridge is located at the following coordinates:
Latitude: 45.4454958° N
Longitude: 12.3281721° E