Ponte de le Scuole

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 Scuole was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio del Ponte Piccolo bridging a gap which is 13.33 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Giudecca and on the southern side is also Giudecca .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 16 steps, on the south side there are 14 steps. This results in a total of 30 steps. The height of a typical step is 12 meters, the thickness of a step is about 45 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 2.67 meters.The steps are paved with Asfalto. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 2.59 meters wide and 4.15 meters in length for a total area of about 10.75 meters. The summit is paved with Asfalto. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Piena railing is made of Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria and is about 73.50 meters wide is about 0.90 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.1 meters to the North and 0.5 meters to the South.

History

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Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4245517° N

Longitude: 12.3258635° E