The ''Ponte dei Tre Archi'' (

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for "Three Arches' Bridge") is one of the main bridges of

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, Italy, along with the ''

Ponte delle Guglie The Ponte delle Guglie is one of two bridges in Venice, Italy, to span the Cannaregio Canal. It lies near the western end of the canal, by the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station. An earlier wooden bridge was built in 1285. It was replaced by th ...

'', the other bridge spanning the

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, and the four bridges spanning the ''

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'': ''

Rialto The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the ''sestiere'' of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent markets as well as for the monumental Rialto ...

'', '' Scalzi'', '' Accademia'', and the '' Costituzione''. It is located in ''

Cannaregio Cannaregio () is the northernmost of the six historic ''sestieri'' (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest ''sestiere'' by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people . Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, ...

'' district (''

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''), just South of ''Rio San Giobbe'',''Rio'' (''rii'' plural) and ''fondamenta'' (''fondamente'' plural) are Italian terms used in Venice for a minor waterway, and a walkway along the bank of a canal or a ''rio'' respectively. linking the ''fondamenta San Giobbe'', and the South-West area of ''Cannaregio'', to the ''fondamenta di Sacca San Girolamo'' and the North-East of ''Cannaregio''. As all other Venetian bridges, the ''Ponte dei Tre Archi'' is a pedestrian walkway. The

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style bridge was designed in 1681 by Andrea Tirali,Venice
by Time Out Guides Staff page 88. and is the sole three-arched bridge left in Venice. North of the bridge, towards the lagoon, is the former church of '' Santa Maria delle Penitenti'' and on the south is '' San Giobbe church'' located on its namesake square ('' campo'').

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