Ponte de le Vele

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 de le Vele was built primarily using Legno. It crosses the Rio Priuli bridging a gap which is 9.5 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 11 steps, on the south side there are 12 steps. This results in a total of 23 steps. The height of a typical step is 14 meters, the thickness of a step is about 37 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.82 meters.The steps are paved with Legno. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 1.99 meters wide and 7.65 meters in length for a total area of about 15.22 meters. The summit is paved with Legno. Also, this bridge has 2 arches. The bridge's Vuoto Geometrico railing is made of Legno and is about 9.00 meters wide is about 0.90 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.17 meters to the North and 0.17 meters to the South.

History

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Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4419036° N

Longitude: 12.3352494° E