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Ponte Coperto
The Ponte Coperto ("covered bridge") or the Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge") is a brick and stone arch bridge over the Ticino River in Pavia, Italy.
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
- Italy: Ponte Vecchio over the river Brenta in Bassano del Grappa; Ponte Coperto over the Ticino River in Pavia
North America.
In Canada and the U.S., numerous timber covered bridges were built in the late 1700s to the late 1800s, reminiscent of earlier designs in Germany and Switzerland.
North America Canada.
The Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick is the longest covered bridge in the world. In 1900 Quebec, New Brunswick, and Ontario had an estimated 1000, 400, and five covered bridges respectively. In