Ponte del Gheto Novissimo

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 del Gheto Novissimo was built primarily using Legno. It crosses the Rio del Ghetto Nuovo bridging a gap which is 8.66 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 9 steps, on the south side there are 9 steps. This results in a total of 18 steps. The height of a typical step is 15 meters, the thickness of a step is about 40 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.82 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite, Pietra d'Istria e Legno. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 1.82 meters wide and 6.65 meters in length for a total area of about 12.10 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 12.00 meters wide is about 0.95 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 2.5 meters to the North and 0 meters to the South.

History

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

�to SS. Ermagora and Fortunato. View Ghetto Vecchio.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4450954° N

Longitude: 12.3274116° E