Ponte Coperto

The Ponte Coperto "covered bridge" (also known as the Ponte Vecchio "Old Bridge") is a brick and stone arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy.

Ponte Coperto

Crosses                                            Ticino River

Locale                                              Pavia, Italy

Design                                             Stone and brick deck arch bridge

Total length                                     216 metres

Beginning date of construction      1949

Completion date                             1951

History

The previous bridge, dating from 1354 (itself a replacement for a Roman construction), was heavily damaged by Allied action in 1945. A debate on whether to fix or replace the bridge ended when the bridge partially collapsed in 1947, requiring new construction, which began in 1949. The new bridge is based on the previous one, which had ten arches to the current bridge's five.