Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge

Trezzo Bridge
Reconstructive drawing (surviving parts in dark grey)[1]
Coordinates45°36′42″N 9°31′20″E / 45.61167°N 9.52222°E / 45.61167; 9.52222
CarriesTwo overlapped lanes for pedestrian, horses, carts, and wagons
CrossesAdda River
LocaleTrezzo sull'Adda, Capriate San Gervasio
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
MaterialSandstone
Total length72.25 metres (237.0 ft)
Width9 metres (30 ft)
Height20.7 metres (68 ft) intrados
Longest span72.25 metres (237.0 ft)
History
Designerunknown
Constructed byBernabò Visconti
Opened1377
Closed1416
Location
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The Trezzo sull'Adda Bridge or Trezzo Bridge was a medieval bridge at Trezzo sull'Adda in Lombardy, Italy, spanning the Adda river. Completed in 1377, the single-arch bridge held the record for the largest span for over four hundred years, until the beginnings of the Industrial Age,[2][3][4][5] while it was not until the early 20th century that masonry bridges with larger openings were constructed.[6]

  1. ^ Crivelli (1886), table 1.
  2. ^ Straub (1992), pp. 79f.
  3. ^ Hill (1984), p. 72.
  4. ^ Garrison (1999), p. 123.
  5. ^ Fernández Troyano (2003), p. 93.
  6. ^ Lay (1992), p. 268.

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