Ponte del Remedio

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 Remedio was built primarily using Mattoni, Intonaco e Pietra d'Istria. It crosses the Rio de la Canonica o de Palazzo bridging a gap which is 9.45 meters. The bridge is not a crooked bridge. On the northern side of the bridge is the sestiere of Castello and on the southern side is ERR: Firebase query failed..There are 2 ramps. On the north side there are 13 steps, on the south side there are ERR: Firebase query failed. steps. This results in a total of 25 steps. The height of a typical step is 14 meters, the thickness of a step is about 40 centimeters, and the width of a step is about 1.52 meters.The steps are paved with Trachite. The bridge is not handicapped accessible and it does not have an additional railing. The summit is 2.08 meters wide and 3.2 meters in length for a total area of about 6.66 meters. The summit is paved with Trachite. Also, this bridge has 1 arch. The bridge's Vuoto Decorato railing is made of Metallo and is about 3.50 meters wide is about 0.90 meters tall. Finally, the bridge protrudes 0 meters to the North and 0 meters to the South.

History

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

�to S. Marco. They say the Dezan and others that these denominations provennero from Malvasia here vendevasi, which, in popular parlance, was called \Remedy\ because it was believed that reinvigorate the body and awaken the spirit. Really until after the fall of the Republic existed in \Calle del Remedy\ a workshop from Malvasia, but we believe that \Remedy\ was the surname of a conductor of the workshop itself, since in 1570 he lived in Venice a \Remedio\ seller Malvasia, and in 1573 we find a 'Lorenzo di Malvasia Remedio �brothers in the school of St. Teodoro. Also in 1634, 14th July, \Zuane Rota qm Bonfante\ translated into his own company to that of \Paul, Cassandra and Francesco Maffei\ a \fourth part of house placed in Contra de S. Maria Formosa in which habita them Remedii from Malvasia. \ And here we draw the reader's attention on the fact that the \Calle del Remedy\ was submitted to the parish of St. Maria Formosa, and in that calle scorgesi still appealed a court 'Rota' pledge stable already owned by the family. See Rota now Bell (Court. When a young patrician little was near the twenties of age, you did see in a day set itself, with the dress trawl, in the courtyard of the Ducal Palace, where friends touched his hand, and embraced . This happened even later in Rialto after having resigned to the doge. Finite such ceremonies, with which to push the intendevasi nell'arringo young politician, he, together with his friends, he went to the Malvasia in \Calle del Remedy ', where, among the glasses, the nuptials were wished happy and ready advances. scorgesi This picture drawn in the collection of Grevembroch to the Civic Museum.

Location

The bridge is located at the following coordinates:

Latitude: 45.4357502° N

Longitude: 12.340254° E