Ponte S. Ana

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 S. Ana was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. Since then the bridge was last restored on 01-Jan-91.It crosses the Rio de S. Ana bridging a gap which is 12.89 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 also Castello .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 12 steps, on the south side there are 12 steps. This results in a total of 24 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 1.88 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 3.55 meters wide and 3 meters in length for a total area of about 10.65 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Vuoto Decorato railing is made of Metallo e Pietra d'Istria and is about 3.00 meters wide is about 0.86 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.6 meters to the North and 0.2 meters to the South.

History

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

. Giacomo da Fano, of the Congregation of the Augustinian hermit Brittini, or Brittinesi, came to Venice in 1240, was able to purchase two years after a Greenfield Castle, and build a church and a monastery under the invocation of St. Anna and Catherine pei religious of his Order. These in course of time, tramutatisi to S. Stephen, alienated in 1297 ambidue buildings devoted to some females willing to profess the Rule of St. Benedict, who moved there in 1304. The church of S. Anna, rebuilt in 1634 on the architect's model Contin, and the convent, completely reconstructed in 1765, were secularized in 1807, and in 1810 reduced to the College of Marina. Now, however, lend themselves to use of Welcoming the troops of the Navy. Being serpeggiata in the convent of S. Anna, like many others in the city, the licentiousness of manners, the Criminal Quarantia September 12, 1491 proceeded against several patricians for committing carnal acts with those nuns. This ripetevasi also in 1608.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4326207° N

Longitude: 12.3576396° E