Ponte della Costituzione | |
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| Coordinates | 45°26′20″N 12°19′10″E / 45.4389°N 12.3194°E |
| Crosses | Grand Canal |
| Locale | Venice |
| Maintained by | Municipality of Venice |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | arched truss bridge |
| Material | Steel with concrete abutments clad in pietra d'Istria and glass |
| Width | varies from 17.68 metres (58.0 ft) to 9.38 metres (30.8 ft)[1] |
| Longest span | 79.72 metres (261.5 ft) (between abutments)[1] |
| Clearance below | 7.04 metres (23.1 ft) (at high tide)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Santiago Calatrava |
| Construction start | June 1999 (proposal)[1] |
| Opened | September 11, 2008 |
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The Ponte della Costituzione (English: Constitution Bridge) is the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, and was moved into place in 2007 (connecting Stazione di Santa Lucia to Piazzale Roma), amid protest by politicians and the general public. The bridge was installed in 2008 and opened to the public on the night of September 11, 2008. The bridge was known as Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande before the official name was adopted to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Italian constitution in 2008.[2] Tourists and locals in Venice now refer to it as the Calatrava Bridge (Italian: Ponte di Calatrava).[3]
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calatravawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Salmi, Laura (August 28, 2008). "Venice divided: Official opening of Calatrava bridge stalled as tempers rise". World Architecture News.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Ponte di Calatrava". europeforvisitors.com.