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| Crosses | Ticino River |
| Locale | Pavia, Italy |
| Design | stone and brick deck arch bridge[1] |
| Total length | 216 metres (710 ft) |
| Beginning date of construction | 1949 |
| Completion date | 1951 |
| Coordinates | 45°10′51″N 9°09′12″E / 45.180739°N 9.153258°ECoordinates: 45°10′51″N 9°09′12″E / 45.180739°N 9.153258°E |
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The Ponte Coperto "covered bridge" (also known as the Ponte Vecchio "Old Bridge") is a brick and stone arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy.
History
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 ten arches to the current bridge's five.[2]
Features
The current bridge, like its predecessor, bears a chapel.
References
- ^ Ponte Coperto in the Structurae database
- ^ American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (2007). Bridges 2008 (calendar). Reston, Virginia: ASCE. pp. May featured bridge. ISBN 978-0-7844-0945-9.
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