Ponte de le Bande o de S. Barb

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 le Bande o de S. Barb was built primarily using Mattoni, Intonaco e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio del Mondo Novo bridging a gap which is 9.3 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 12.5 meters, the thickness of a step is about 50 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.87 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 1.87 meters wide and 3.49 meters in length for a total area of about 6.53 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 4.00 meters wide is about 0.91 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.4 meters to the North and 2.4 meters to the South.

History

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

to S. Maria Formosa. \It is supposed,\ writes Dezan, \that this bridge is called Bands for being the first in this neighborhood built with low walls that they are called side bands.\\nIt tells the chronicle Great (Class VII, codes 513-518 of Marciana) that by visiting the Doge on the eve of the Purification of the church of S. Maria Formosa, the parish priest, the \bridge of stone buta in the field\ used to spread a tablecloth, nor did he let go if the prince had not given him a copper coin, called 'white', usually in coniarsi for that function only. Other chronicles say that the offer facevasi \on the bridge arente to giexia.\ You may believe, then, that, being one of the \Bands\ the bridge closer to the church of S. M. Formosa, on the same described the ceremony happen.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4368571° N

Longitude: 12.3406165° E