Suspension Bridges of Italy

This is a list of all 61 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for the country Italy. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1828: San Benedetto

Padua, Padua, Italy - Bacchiglione River
Bridgemeister ID:7940 (added 2023-10-29)
Year Completed:1828
Name:San Benedetto
Location:Padua, Padua, Italy
Crossing:Bacchiglione River
Coordinates:45.408364 N 11.868094 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Replaced, 1881
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1832: Ferdinando

Minturno vicinity, Italy - Garigliano River
Bridgemeister ID:2014 (added 2006-01-14)
Year Completed:1832
Name:Ferdinando
Location:Minturno vicinity, Italy
Crossing:Garigliano River
Coordinates:41.242015 N 13.771914 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Luigi Giura
Use:Vehicular
Status:Extant (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 80.4 meters (263.8 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed, 1943. Reconstructed, 1998.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1833: Leopoldus II

Poggio a Cajano, Florence vicinity, Tuscany, Italy - Ombrone River
Bridgemeister ID:1030 (added 2003-11-30)
Year Completed:1833
Name:Leopoldus II
Location:Poggio a Cajano, Florence vicinity, Tuscany, Italy
Crossing:Ombrone River
Coordinates:43.824854 N 11.047510 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Alessandro Manetti
References:RLE
Use:Vehicular
Status:Only towers remain, since September, 1944 (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Main Span:1 x 34.89 meters (114.5 feet)

Notes:

  • Destroyed September, 1944. Towers extant, 2003.
  • RLE: "probably very first wire suspension bridge in Italy."
  • A modern footbridge was installed on the original piers, likely in the 2010s.

External Links:


1835: Ferro

Pomarance vicinity, Italy - Cecina River
Bridgemeister ID:7601 (added 2023-05-16)
Year Completed:1835
Name:Ferro
Also Known As:Iron
Location:Pomarance vicinity, Italy
Crossing:Cecina River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1847
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 50 meters (164 feet)

Notes:

External Links:


1835: Maria Cristina

Solopaca, Benevento, Italy - Calore River
Bridgemeister ID:7938 (added 2023-10-29)
Year Completed:1835
Name:Maria Cristina
Also Known As:Cristino
Location:Solopaca, Benevento, Italy
Crossing:Calore River
Coordinates:41.207944 N 14.571000 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, October 4, 1943
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • 2023: Pylons and ornamental lion sculptures from the bridge are still present, but the pylons appear to have been moved back from their original locations.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1835: San Leopoldo

Florence, Italy - Arno River
Bridgemeister ID:4759 (added 2020-06-28)
Year Completed:1835
Name:San Leopoldo
Location:Florence, Italy
Crossing:Arno River
Coordinates:43.774903 N 11.234414 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Seguin Brothers
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, 1932
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1837: San Ferdinando

Florence, Italy - Arno River
Bridgemeister ID:7934 (added 2023-10-28)
Year Completed:1837
Name:San Ferdinando
Location:Florence, Italy
Crossing:Arno River
Coordinates:43.765141 N 11.271111 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Seguin Brothers
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1844
Main Cables:Wire (iron)

Notes:


1840: Maria Teresa

Turin, Italy - Po River
Bridgemeister ID:5663 (added 2021-01-01)
Year Completed:1840
Name:Maria Teresa
Location:Turin, Italy
Crossing:Po River
Coordinates:45.058161 N 7.692020 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Removed, c. 1907
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Replaced by the current (2020) Ponte Umberto I.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1853: Rotto

Rome, Italy - Tiber River
Bridgemeister ID:6833 (added 2021-12-31)
Year Completed:1853
Name:Rotto
Location:Rome, Italy
Crossing:Tiber River
Coordinates:41.889321 N 12.479023 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Pietro Lanciani
Status:Removed, 1887
Suspended Spans:1
Characteristics:Braced (trussed) chain/cable

Notes:

  • This was a somewhat temporary suspension bridge built on the piers of the ancient Ponte Rotto (Broken Bridge). It appears to have had a braced chain suspension cable design.
Photograph, collection of David Denenberg

1853: San Ferdinando

Florence, Italy - Arno River
Bridgemeister ID:7935 (added 2023-10-28)
Year Completed:1853
Name:San Ferdinando
Location:Florence, Italy
Crossing:Arno River
Coordinates:43.764617 N 11.270966 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Replaced, 1890
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1855: Ferro

Pomarance vicinity, Italy - Cecina River
Bridgemeister ID:7602 (added 2023-05-16)
Year Completed:1855
Name:Ferro
Also Known As:Iron
Location:Pomarance vicinity, Italy
Crossing:Cecina River
Status:Demolished, 1922

Notes:

External Links:


1860: Ponte delle Catene

Fornoli, Bagni di Lucca and Chifenti, Italy - Lima River
Bridgemeister ID:411 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1860
Name:Ponte delle Catene
Also Known As:Catena, Bridge of Chains
Location:Fornoli, Bagni di Lucca and Chifenti, Italy
Crossing:Lima River
Coordinates:44.006048 N 10.562356 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Lorenzo Nottolini, Bettino Ricasoli
References:BC2, BC3
Use:Vehicular
Status:Restricted to foot traffic (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Chain (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Damaged during WWII, rebuilt 1953.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1889: Fiorentini

Rome, Italy - Tiber River
Bridgemeister ID:828 (added 2003-05-31)
Year Completed:1889
Name:Fiorentini
Also Known As:Ferro, Soldo, Soldino
Location:Rome, Italy
Crossing:Tiber River
Coordinates:41.898801 N 12.463689 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:AAJ, ONF, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Demolished, July 15, 1941
Main Cables:Eyebar
Suspended Spans:1
Characteristics:Braced (trussed) chain/cable,
Hinged cables

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1906: (suspension bridge)

Cuorgnè vicinity, Turin, Italy - Orco River
Bridgemeister ID:6832 (added 2021-12-31)
Year Completed:1906
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Cuorgnè vicinity, Turin, Italy
Crossing:Orco River
Main Cables:Wire
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Exact location unclear, but likely removed.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1912: Sauro

Vicenza, Veneto, Italy - Bacchiglione River
Bridgemeister ID:3228 (added 2019-11-11)
Year Completed:1912
Name:Sauro
Location:Vicenza, Veneto, Italy
Crossing:Bacchiglione River
Coordinates:45.547632 N 11.550810 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


1921: Bagni di Lucca

Bagni di Lucca, Italy - Torrente Luna
Bridgemeister ID:1473 (added 2004-09-02)
Year Completed:1921
Name:Bagni di Lucca
Location:Bagni di Lucca, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Luna
Coordinates:44.0092 N 10.5908 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1928: Morca

Morca and Balangera, Italy - Sesia River
Bridgemeister ID:2677 (added 2019-03-30)
Year Completed:1928
Name:Morca
Location:Morca and Balangera, Italy
Crossing:Sesia River
Coordinates:45.821768 N 8.214935 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Giuseppe Magistrini
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 93 meters (305.1 feet) estimated

External Links:

Morca Suspension Bridge

1953: (footbridge)

Forgaria nel Friuli, Udine, Italy - Torrente Arzino
Bridgemeister ID:5180 (added 2020-10-04)
Year Completed:1953
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Forgaria nel Friuli, Udine, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Arzino
Coordinates:46.225500 N 12.958499 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

1960: (footbridge)

Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:2390 (added 2007-11-19)
Year Completed:1960
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Palazzolo dello Stella, Italy
Coordinates:45.80366 N 13.07428 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

2003: (footbridge)

Cascine di tavola, Tuscany, Italy - Filimortula River
Bridgemeister ID:1039 (added 2003-12-06)
Year Completed:2003
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Cascine di tavola, Tuscany, Italy
Crossing:Filimortula River
Coordinates:43.828243 N 11.051458 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use

Notes:

  • Unconventional design. The main cable ends are anchored to the tops of posts that are inclined away from the bridge.

External Links:


2004: Reno

Casalecchio di Reno, Italy - Reno River
Bridgemeister ID:4561 (added 2020-06-01)
Year Completed:2004
Name:Reno
Location:Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
Crossing:Reno River
Coordinates:44.480553 N 11.283519 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 98 meters (321.5 feet)

External Links:


2008: (footbridge)

Sondrio and Albosaggia, Italy - Adda River
Bridgemeister ID:5687 (added 2021-03-28)
Year Completed:2008
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Sondrio and Albosaggia, Italy
Crossing:Adda River
Coordinates:46.158386 N 9.860458 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


2010: (footbridge)

Padua, Italy - Via Venezia
Bridgemeister ID:4719 (added 2020-06-26)
Year Completed:2010
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Padua, Italy
Crossing:Via Venezia
Coordinates:45.409987 N 11.898991 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


2017: Castagnetoli

Castagnetoli, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:4757 (added 2020-06-28)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Castagnetoli
Location:Castagnetoli, Italy
Coordinates:44.338986 N 9.881017 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

External Links:


2017: Mulazzo

Mulazzo, Italy - Mangiola River
Bridgemeister ID:4559 (added 2020-06-01)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Mulazzo
Location:Mulazzo, Italy
Crossing:Mangiola River
Coordinates:44.319028 N 9.894335 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 100 meters (328.1 feet)
Side Span:1 x 24 meters (78.7 feet)

External Links:


2017: Stadano

Aulla, Italy - Magra River
Bridgemeister ID:4560 (added 2020-06-01)
Year Completed:2017
Name:Stadano
Location:Aulla, Italy
Crossing:Magra River
Coordinates:44.187154 N 9.924525 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (two-lane), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 139 meters (456 feet)
Side Span:1 x 40 meters (131.2 feet)

External Links:


(footbridge)

Barcis, Pordenone, Italy - Torrente Pentina
Bridgemeister ID:5181 (added 2020-10-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Barcis, Pordenone, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Pentina
Coordinates:46.188938 N 12.542967 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Cannobio, Italy - Cannobino River
Bridgemeister ID:1800 (added 2005-05-17)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Cannobio, Italy
Crossing:Cannobino River
Coordinates:46.062843 N 8.691344 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:2
Main Span:1 x 63 meters (206.7 feet)
Side Span:1 x 19 meters (62.3 feet)
Deck width:1.3 meters

Notes:

  • Appears to have been rebuilt in late 2000s or early 2010s. The height of the towers were extended and the suspended side span eliminated.
Photo by Eckhard Bernstorff

(footbridge)

Clanezzo, Bergamo, Italy - Brembo
Bridgemeister ID:5804 (added 2021-04-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Clanezzo, Bergamo, Italy
Crossing:Brembo
Coordinates:45.761153 N 9.603957 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Dego, Savona, Italy - Bormida di Spigno
Bridgemeister ID:4573 (added 2020-06-03)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Dego, Savona, Italy
Crossing:Bormida di Spigno
Coordinates:44.449014 N 8.311554 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 56.5 meters (185.4 feet) estimated

External Links:


(footbridge)

Gratsch, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:1846 (added 2005-07-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Gratsch, Italy
Coordinates:46.691467 N 11.1417 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2005)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Millesimo, Savona, Italy - Zemola
Bridgemeister ID:4638 (added 2020-06-10)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Millesimo, Savona, Italy
Crossing:Zemola
Coordinates:44.361938 N 8.208261 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 52.7 meters (172.9 feet) estimated

Notes:

External Links:


(footbridge)

Montagna in Valtellina vicinity, Sondrio, Italy - Adda
Bridgemeister ID:6123 (added 2021-07-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Montagna in Valtellina vicinity, Sondrio, Italy
Crossing:Adda
Coordinates:46.164048 N 9.899283 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

(footbridge)

Parcines, South Tyrol, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:3251 (added 2019-11-16)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Parcines, South Tyrol, Italy
Coordinates:46.682278 N 11.065056 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Pont-Canavese, Turin, Italy - Orco River
Bridgemeister ID:6916 (added 2022-01-21)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Pont-Canavese, Turin, Italy
Crossing:Orco River
Coordinates:45.419956 N 7.574769 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(footbridge)

Tramonti di Sopra, Pordenone, Italy - Torrente Meduna
Bridgemeister ID:5183 (added 2020-10-04)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Tramonti di Sopra, Pordenone, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Meduna
Coordinates:46.300698 N 12.785855 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(pipeline bridge)

Cremona, Cremona, Italy - Po River
Bridgemeister ID:7939 (added 2023-10-29)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Cremona, Cremona, Italy
Crossing:Po River
Coordinates:45.127917 N 9.995194 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline and Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

Notes:

  • Built at some point in the 1960s. Removed prior to 2003, but likely much earlier. Main span was likely 225-235 meters.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(pipeline bridge)

Grassobbio, Bergamo, Italy - Serio
Bridgemeister ID:7869 (added 2023-09-17)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Grassobbio, Bergamo, Italy
Crossing:Serio
Coordinates:45.657637 N 9.732027 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2023)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 101 meters (331.4 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2

(pipeline bridge)

Pavia, Italy - Ticino River
Bridgemeister ID:4758 (added 2020-06-28)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Pavia, Italy
Crossing:Ticino River
Coordinates:45.172989 N 9.170309 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 240 meters (787.4 feet)

(pipeline bridge)

Ponte San Giovanni, Perugia, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:3229 (added 2019-11-11)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Ponte San Giovanni, Perugia, Italy
Coordinates:43.093200 N 12.451178 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Extant (last checked: 2011)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

(pipeline bridge)

Villesse, Gorizia, Italy - Soča
Bridgemeister ID:5309 (added 2020-11-11)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Villesse, Gorizia, Italy
Crossing:Soča
Coordinates:45.855609 N 13.458577 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Pipeline
Status:Removed, c. 2016
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3

Notes:

  • Appears to have been removed or destroyed around 2016.

(suspension bridge)

Bolzano, Italy - Adige River
Bridgemeister ID:4237 (added 2020-04-09)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Bolzano, Italy
Crossing:Adige River
Coordinates:46.466899 N 11.303437 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

(suspension bridge)

Claut, Pordenone, Italy - Torrente Cellina
Bridgemeister ID:5201 (added 2020-10-10)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Claut, Pordenone, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Cellina
Coordinates:46.239492 N 12.487710 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 74 meters (242.8 feet) estimated

(suspension bridge)

Varsi, Italy - Ceno River
Bridgemeister ID:7936 (added 2023-10-28)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Varsi, Italy
Crossing:Ceno River
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

(suspension bridge)

Vogogna, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Italy - Toce River
Bridgemeister ID:7859 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Vogogna, Verbano Cusio Ossola, Italy
Crossing:Toce River
Status:Only towers remain
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The linked image appears to show the year 1918 in Roman numerals at the top of the bridge.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Baraggiolo

Varallo, Vercelli, Italy - Sesia River
Bridgemeister ID:3212 (added 2019-11-10)
Name:Baraggiolo
Also Known As:Crevola
Location:Varallo, Vercelli, Italy
Crossing:Sesia River
Coordinates:45.818814 N 8.241911 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Extant (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Barcis

Barcis, Pordenone, Italy - Cellina
Bridgemeister ID:5182 (added 2020-10-04)
Name:Barcis
Location:Barcis, Pordenone, Italy
Crossing:Cellina
Coordinates:46.189601 N 12.549677 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Cadramazzo

Chiusaforte, Udine, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:5108 (added 2020-09-05)
Name:Cadramazzo
Location:Chiusaforte, Udine, Italy
Coordinates:46.428731 N 13.315500 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:


Capriata d'Orba

Capriata d'Orba, Alessandria, Italy - Orba River
Bridgemeister ID:7858 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Capriata d'Orba
Location:Capriata d'Orba, Alessandria, Italy
Crossing:Orba River
Coordinates:44.731839 N 8.678033 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Status:Removed

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Carlo Alberto

Pollenzo, Bra vicinity, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy - Tanaro River
Bridgemeister ID:6189 (added 2021-07-10)
Name:Carlo Alberto
Also Known As:Albertino
Location:Pollenzo, Bra vicinity, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy
Crossing:Tanaro River
Coordinates:44.684560 N 7.912520 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Only towers remain, since c. 1945 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Appears to have been built in the late 1840s or early 1850s. Destroyed during World War II.

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Casale Monferrato

Casale Monferrato, Italy - Po River
Bridgemeister ID:7554 (added 2023-03-18)
Name:Casale Monferrato
Location:Casale Monferrato, Italy
Crossing:Po River
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:2
Main Spans:2

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Cassano Spinola

Cassano Spinola, Alessandria, Italy - Scrivia River
Bridgemeister ID:7937 (added 2023-10-28)
Name:Cassano Spinola
Location:Cassano Spinola, Alessandria, Italy
Crossing:Scrivia River
Coordinates:44.7546883 N 8.8513245 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Ciclopedonale

Filago, Bergamo, Italy - Brembo
Bridgemeister ID:5803 (added 2021-04-10)
Name:Ciclopedonale
Location:Filago, Bergamo, Italy
Crossing:Brembo
Coordinates:45.634927 N 9.559870 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Dogna

Dogna, Udine, Italy - Torrente Dogna
Bridgemeister ID:5109 (added 2020-09-05)
Name:Dogna
Location:Dogna, Udine, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Dogna
Coordinates:46.447863 N 13.318000 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

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Gaietta

Millesimo, Savona, Italy - Zemola
Bridgemeister ID:4639 (added 2020-06-10)
Name:Gaietta
Location:Millesimo, Savona, Italy
Crossing:Zemola
Coordinates:44.363288 N 8.204768 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2017)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

External Links:


Igne

Longarone, Italy
Bridgemeister ID:2838 (added 2019-07-06)
Name:Igne
Location:Longarone, Italy
Coordinates:46.263873 N 12.275717 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 124 meters (406.8 feet)

External Links:


Lago Senaiga

Lamon, Belluno, Italy - Lago del Senaiga
Bridgemeister ID:7852 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Lago Senaiga
Location:Lamon, Belluno, Italy
Crossing:Lago del Senaiga
Coordinates:46.033608 N 11.736865 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2018)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Maglietto

Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy - Torrente Ovesca
Bridgemeister ID:7668 (added 2023-06-11)
Name:Maglietto
Location:Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
Crossing:Torrente Ovesca
Coordinates:46.065891 N 8.256645 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Ornavasso

Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy - Toce
Bridgemeister ID:7897 (added 2023-10-14)
Name:Ornavasso
Location:Ornavasso, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
Crossing:Toce
Use:Footbridge
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Likely located at, or near, the current (as of the early 2020s) cable-stayed bridge at Ornavasso.
Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Streghe

Marzabotto, Bologna, Italy - Reno River
Bridgemeister ID:7566 (added 2023-04-08)
Name:Streghe
Also Known As:Witches
Location:Marzabotto, Bologna, Italy
Crossing:Reno River
Coordinates:44.344316 N 11.208215 E
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 94 meters (308.4 feet) estimated

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

Venzone

Venzone and Pioverno, Udine, Italy - Tagliamento River
Bridgemeister ID:7862 (added 2023-09-15)
Name:Venzone
Location:Venzone and Pioverno, Udine, Italy
Crossing:Tagliamento River
Status:Removed
Main Spans:3

Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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