Ponte de l'Abazia

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 l'Abazia was built primarily using Legno. It crosses the Rio de la Sensa bridging a gap which is 12.83 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 10 steps, on the south side there are 2 steps. This results in a total of 12 steps. The height of a typical step is 17 meters, the thickness of a step is about 40 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 2.45 meters.The steps are paved with Mattoni. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 2.72 meters wide and 13.72 meters in length for a total area of about 37.32 meters. The summit is paved with Legno. Also, this bridge has 3 arches. The bridge's Vuoto Geometrico railing is made of Legno and is about 14.00 meters wide is about 0.93 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0.12 meters to the North and 0.26 meters to the South.

History

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

See ABAZIA

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4436313° N

Longitude: 12.3350478° E