Ponte Storto

Basic Information
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Canal Crossed
Handicapped Accessible?
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Private
Crooked Bridge?

Overview of Bridge

The Ponte Storto , constructed in 1767, was built primarily using Mattoni e Pietra d'Istria. Since then the bridge was last restored on 01-Jan-96.It crosses the Rio de S.M.Zobenigo bridging a gap which is 5.94 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of San Marco and on the southern side is also San Marco .There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 12 steps, on the south side there are 11 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 46 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.82 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 1.82 meters wide and 1.92 meters in length for a total area of about 3.49 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Piena railing is made of Mattoni and is about 35.00 meters wide is about 1.01 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.3 meters to the North and 0.35 meters to the South.

History

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Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4332184° N

Longitude: 12.3327079° E