Ponte del Colombo
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Overview of Bridge
The Ponte del Colombo was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio del Megio bridging a gap which is 8.37 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Santa Croce and on the southern side is also Santa Croce .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 9 steps, on the south side there are 12 steps. This results in a total of 21 steps. The height of a typical step is 14 meters, the thickness of a step is about 50 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 2.2 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 3.68 meters wide and 3.25 meters in length for a total area of about 11.96 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 3.50 meters wide is about 0.95 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.5 meters to the North and 0.5 meters to the South.
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History
The following is any history we have regarding the bridge's origins:
to S. James dall'Orio. James, Peter, Gaudenzio, and John, sons of Hyacinth Columbus and Bartolammea Gozzi, with instrument 20 May 1695, in acts of Raffaele Todeschini N. V. they bought a house in S. James dall'Orio from the monastery of St. Cross of Giudecca. This house, for proof of the description of S. James dall'Orio of 1713, stood precisely at the Bridge, and the other way, that therefore they said \Columbus.\ Hyacinth Colombo, father of the brothers said, had come to Venice from Tuscolano on the Riviera di Salo, where his wealthy family trovavasi in luck. Among the sons of him, John, citizen originally approved April 10, 1726, he was steward of Prosecutors' de Supra, \and died\ Masser at Arsenal. \ They were of equal citizens approved originarii Andrew, son of John, May 2, 1737, Peter, son of Andrea, September 20, 1760, and Hyacinth, son of Peter, March 4, 1790. The latter was a notary public, and he also was born in the parish of St. James dall'Orio. Even the Colombo family that we deal with had the glory of producing the Great Chancellor John. See Dove (Campiello della).
Location
The bridge is located at the following coordinates:
Latitude: 45.4402257° N
Longitude: 12.3288207° E