View of the Grand Canal from the Ponte degli Scalzi

The Ponte degli Scalzi (or Ponte dei Scalsi, in Venetian; literally, "bridge of the barefoot onks), is one of only four bridges in

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to span the Grand Canal. The bridge connects the

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of Santa Croce and

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. On the north side, Cannaregio, are the

Chiesa degli Scalzi Santa Maria degli Scalzi or Chiesa degli Scalzi may refer to: * Scalzi (Verona) * Scalzi (Venice) {{Disambiguation, church ...

(Church of the Barefoot or Discalced Monks) and the Santa Lucia (Ferrovia) railway station. The south side is the sestiere of Santa Croce. Designed by

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, it was completed in 1934, replacing an

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n iron bridge. It is a stone arch bridge. Ponte degli Scalzi is located close to the site of construction of the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal, popularly known as

Ponte di Calatrava The Ponte della Costituzione ( en, Constitution Bridge) is the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal (Venice), Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. It was designed by Santiago Calatrava, and was moved into place in 2007 (connecting Stazione di Santa Lucia ...

although it was formally inaugurated as the Ponte della Costituzione. Construction was delayed in part due to controversy over its modern style, but the basic span was finally in place on August 11, 2007, and the bridge was opened for public use on September 11, 2008. This bridge is closer to the bus station than the Scalzi bridge.

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