Rialto Brig
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| Rialto Brig Ponte di Rialto | |
|---|---|
 The Rialto Bridg | |
| Coordinates | 45°26′17″N 12°20′09″E / 45.438037°N 12.335895°ECoordinates: 45°26′17″N 12°20′09″E / 45.438037°N 12.335895°E |
| Carries | pedestrian brig[1] |
| Crosses | Grand Canal |
| Locale | Venice, Italy |
| Chairacteristics | |
| Design | stone airch brig |
| Width | 8.90 metres (29.2 ft) |
| Hicht | 7.32 metres (24.0 ft) (airch anerly) |
| Langest span | 31.80 metres (104.3 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 1588 |
| Construction end | 1591 |
  Rialto Brig Location in Italy | |
The Rialto Brig (Italian: Ponte di Rialto; Venetian: Ponte de Rialto) is ane o the fower brigs spannin the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It is the auldest brig athort the canal, an wis the dividin line for the destricts o San Marco an San Polo.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Fulton, Charles Carroll (1874). Europe Viewed Through American Spectacles (Google Books). Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott & Co. p. 242. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
There being no vehicles or horses in Venice, it is simply for pedestrians.
