Ponte dell'Accademia - Venezia, Italy
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 45° 25.900 E 012° 19.735
33T E 291065 N 5034376
Ponte dell'Accademia is a wooden arch bridge that links the sestieri of Dorsoduro and San Marco in Venezia, Italy.
Waymark Code: WMWY9H
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 10/29/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
Views: 6

"The Ponte dell'Accademia is one of only four bridges to span the Grand Canal in Venice. It crosses near the southern end of the canal, and is named for the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, which from 1807 to 2004 was housed in the Scuola della Carità together with the Gallerie dell'Accademia, which is still there.

A bridge on the site was first suggested as early as 1488. The provveditore Luca Trum proposed in the Council to build two bridges across the Grand Canal, one here and the other at Santa Sofia. The members of the Council, however, laughed at him, and the motion was not even put to the vote.

The original steel structure, designed by Alfred Neville, opened on 20th November, 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge designed by Eugenio Miozzi and opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge. The second bridge, in a dangerous condition, was razed and replaced by the present bridge, of identical construction, in 1985. As of 2011, a replacement bridge is under discussion.

Lovers attach padlocks ("love locks") to the metal hand rails of the bridge, but the Venice authorities have attempted to crack down on this."

Source: Wikipedia (visit link)
Length of bridge: ≈ 66 metres

What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Pedestrians

What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Canal


Date constructed: 1985

Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes

Name of road or trail the bridge services: Campo de la Carità in Dorsoduro and Campo San Vidal in San Marco

Location:
Venezia, Province of Venezia, Veneto, Italy


Height of bridge: Not listed

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