Description
The Calatrava Bridge, officially the Ponte della Costituzione (Constitution Bridge), is the footbridge over the Grand Canal between Piazzale Roma and Santa Lucia station: the newest of the four bridges over the canal, with a long, shallow steel arch.
It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava: a single span of about 81 meters, with no supports in the water, steps of glass and stone, and glass parapets with a brass handrail that light up at night.
Its three sections arrived by water at night, and the central one passed under the Rialto Bridge; the bridge opened on the night of September 11, 2008, with no ceremony.
Costing almost twice as much as planned, it has drawn criticism for its uneven steps and its glass, slippery in the rain; the cabin for disabled people never went into service and was dismantled in 2020.
It was designed by the Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava: a single span of about 81 meters, with no supports in the water, steps of glass and stone, and glass parapets with a brass handrail that light up at night.
Its three sections arrived by water at night, and the central one passed under the Rialto Bridge; the bridge opened on the night of September 11, 2008, with no ceremony.
Costing almost twice as much as planned, it has drawn criticism for its uneven steps and its glass, slippery in the rain; the cabin for disabled people never went into service and was dismantled in 2020.