General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vaulted arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Material: |
Masonry bridge |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Structure: |
Covered bridge |
Location
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 216 m |
Materials
| arches |
stone
brick |
|---|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Ponte Coperto ("covered bridge") or the Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a brick and stone arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy.
The previous bridge, dating from 1354 (itself a replacement for a Roman construction), was heavily damaged by Allied action in 1945. A debate on whether to fix or replace the bridge ended when the bridge partially collapsed in 1947, requiring new construction, which began in 1949. The new bridge is based on the previous one, which had seven arches to the current bridge's five.
The current bridge, like its predecessor, bears a chapel.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Ponte Coperto" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Architecture
- Jacopo da Cosso (architect)
- Giovanni da Ferrera (architect)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 315.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20007310 - Published on:
17/12/2002 - Last updated on:
26/04/2022
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