| Name | Ponte della Costituzione, Ponte di Calatrava, il Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande, Venice |
|---|---|
| Who | |
| Owner | Municipality of Venice |
| Design | S. Calatrava |
| Contractor | |
| Where | Venice, Italy |
| Latitude | N 45 26' 20" |
| Longitude | W 12 19' 10" |
| When | August 2008 |
| Why | Crosses Grand Canal |
| Links railway station (Stazione Santa Lucia) on north side | with Piazzale Roma where cars and buses arrive on south side |
| What | |
| Overall type | Shallow arch truss |
| Width | 17.68 m to 9.38 m. |
| Length | 94 m. |
| Main span | 81 m. |
| Clearance | 7 m. at high tide |
| Materials | Truss: steel Deck: concrete and glass Parapet: glass Abutment: reinforced concrete |
| How to read a bridge | Read more about arches..... Read more about trusses..... Read more about the book metaphor..... |
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