Ponte degli Alpini
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Covered bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Pedestrian bridge (footbridge)
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| Built: | 1567 - 1569 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Veneto, Italy, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 45° 46' 3.00" N 11° 43' 52.00" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| deck |
wood
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| piers |
wood
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| columns |
wood
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Chronology
| 1748 | Bridge is destroyed in a flood. |
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| 1751 | Reconstructed by Bartolomeo Ferracina. |
| 4 November 1966 | Destroyed by flooding. |
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Brückenbau im 20. Jahrhundert, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3421034796, 2004; pp. 58
- Bridging the World, Bridge Ink, Wilsonville (USA), ISBN 0964196336, 2003
- Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 50-51
- Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 50-51
- Les quatre livres de l'architecture, Arthaud, Paris (France), ISBN 2700303172, 1980
- Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170653, 1990; pp. 320
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0005534 |
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| Created: | 27/09/2002 |
| Last Updated: | 25/03/2013 |