Ponte dell'Accademia

Name: Ponte dell'Accademia
Address: Campo de la Carita, Venice, Venice, IT

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Ponte dell Accademia is a wooden bridge over Venice’s Grand Canal, linking Dorsoduro and San Marco.

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Wooden exteriorThe restoration renewed the wooden parts while retaining the supporting metal structure.On the bridge

Do not attach love locks to the metal handrails; authorities have cracked down on the practice.

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The bridge’s name comes from the Gallerie dell’Accademia at Campo della Carità.
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37 days
The present wooden bridge was built in 37 days as a temporary structure while a stone replacement was awaited.
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1986
In 1986, some wooden parts were replaced with metal arches to better withstand wear.
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The original bridge took its name from the nearby Carità complex, now home to the Gallerie dell’Accademia.

1488A proposal for a bridge here was dismissed without a vote.
1852Engineer Alfred Neville proposed a single-span bridge with a 50-metre beam.
20 November 1854Alfred Henry Neville’s iron bridge opened.
15 January 1933Eugenio Miozzi’s wooden bridge opened.
1984–1986The bridge was rebuilt with a steel structure and wooden outer covering.

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Where

Campo de la Carita, Venice

When is Ponte dell Accademia open?

24 hours every day.

Who designed the wooden bridge?

Eugenio Miozzi.

Was a bridge proposed here before the 19th century?

Yes. A proposal in 1488 was dismissed without a vote.

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