Ponte dei Squartai

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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 dei Squartai was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. Since then the bridge was last restored on 01-Jan-91.It crosses the Rio del Magazen bridging a gap which is 8 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 Dorsoduro .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 12 steps, on the south side there are 9 steps. This results in a total of 21 steps. The height of a typical step is 14.4 meters, the thickness of a step is about 40 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 2.67 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 2.71 meters wide and 2.96 meters in length for a total area of about 8.02 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Piena railing is made of Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria and is about 28.00 meters wide is about 0.89 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.35 meters to the North and 0 meters to the South.

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History

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

�ai Tolentini. In the absolute lack of historical memories could be used here to the assumption that they had been put into quarters the bodies of some criminals, or that here we were hanging the quarter after the execution of the same, as in ancient times praticavasi general terror. This second opinion cometh the Pull� in his notes to \Songs of the People Veneziano\ of Foscarini.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4370508° N

Longitude: 12.3210003° E