The planned crossing that would also allow passage for ships underneath, was designed by the masterful Antonio da Ponte. The famous Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, at sunrise The truly-Venetian architecture with the renowned peak is an access point to the financial center of Venice.
The stone version from the late 16th century, is the city's oldest-standing bridge over the Grand Canal. The original pontoon bridge from the 12th century collapsed several times, and was re-built from different materials after each downfall. Venice's Rialto Bridge is clearly the grandest arch in the city full-of-them. Rialto Bridge (Venice, Italy) Panoramic view of famous Canal Grande and the Rialto Bridge at sunset in Venice, Italy Pont Du Gard spans across the Gardon River for over 902 feet, with 25 upper spans, 11 mid-spans, and 6 lower spans. One can find this, highest of all Roman aqueducts, in the town of Vers-Pont-du-Gard. Ancient arches of Pont du Gard and people swimming in the river near Nimes, France The bridge was erected 160 feet-high in three tiers of Shelly limestone arches. It is one of the world's oldest working structures from the first century A.D, built around 40 and 60 A.D. Roman-built Pont du Gard is an aqueduct bridge crowning southern France. Read More Spain Pont Du Gard (Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Southern France) Pont du Gard with paddle boats is an old Roman aqueduct in Provence, France without mortar-used to combine its large-cut stones into uniform, 19-some feet-wide, arches. The structure was built in the 1st century A.D. Today, one can find the 25 arches crowning 11 arches at the lower level in an impressive two-layered fashion, near the city of Tarragona. Roman pedestrian bridge Pont del Diable (Devil) in Tarragona, Spain - medieval bridge crossing the river Llobregat Pont del Diable is known for the ancient look, arch-upon-arch design, and moniker of the "Devil’s Bridge." The impressive bridge today is just a fragment of a former grand conduit that supplied water from the Francolí River to the ancient city of Tarraco. Pont Del Diable (Tarragona, Spain) Pont del Diable, a part of the Roman aqueduct built to supply water to the ancient city of Tarraco - now Tarragona, Spain The stone closed-spandrel segmental arch Ponte Vecchio spans across the Arno River, as the most prominent example of diversity in which the bridges can function. Ponte Vecchio was also upgraded in 1565 with a second story that brought it back to its glorious look from the olden days when workshops and houses stretched even beyond its breadth. Beautiful cityscape skyline of Florence, Italy, with the bridges over the river Arno It was rebuilt following the flood of 1345, and was the only one of its kind to survive the Second World War in Florence. Today, the Ponte Vecchio is void of a market and butchers but has shops with art dealers and jewelers. The famously-beautiful bridge was once traversed by the Italians for shops and houses along its second story.
Read More How Many Islands Does Venice Have? Ponte Vecchio (Florence, Italy) Ponte Vecchio on the river Arno in Florence, Italy It looks great from both side-traps, the air, and while boating underneath, as well as affords great vistas of the city for the trespassers. Its concave, ribbed architectural design is aesthetically-pleasing and unique. Ponte della Costituzione over Grand Canal, Venice italy Venice's Constitution Bridge was designed by a “starchitect,” Santiago Calatrava.
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Venice's newer bridge completed 2008, was made instantly-iconic for the delicate see-through design unlike most other bridges in the city full of them. Constitution Bridge (Venice, Italy) Aerial view of Constitution Bridge and the city skyline in Venice Confederation Bridge's concrete box girder structure laughs in the face of powerful natural forces like wind and waves. The Confederation Bridge that spans the Northumberland Strait from New Brunswick to PEI is the longest bridge in CanadaĪbegweit Passage of Northumberland Strait is known for severe weather that 62 piers 131 feet above the water easily withstand. The robust bridge is magnificent for sheer immensity that emanates unwavering girth. It opened in 1997 spanning the east coast, as the world's longest bridge over ice. The eight-mile-long Confederation Bridge links Prince Edward Island in Canada to the mainland New Brunswick. Confederation Bridge (Borden-Carlton, Canada) Aerial view of the Confederation Bridge, PEI, Canada Only completed in the early 1400s, the impressive 2,037-feet stone-arched bridge with decorations connects the Old Town to the Prague Castle in the Lesser Quarter. The old and sturdy-looking bridge boasts deep roots to 1357 as a major construction project in the city. Read More Biggest Cities In The Czech Republic (Czechia) Famous Charles Bridge over the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic
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