Florence's "Old Bridge" - in Italian "Ponte Vecchio" - is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge, connecting Via Por Santa Maria to Via de' Guicciardini over the Arno river.

Rebuilt after a flood in 1345, a 1565 upgrade added a second story to the stone segmental arch bridge spanning the Arno River. It was in the second story that workshops and houses filled the extra ...

closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge. Regardless, the Ponte Vecchio Brige is gorgeous and has a rich history dating back to the time of the Romans. During World War II the bridge was not ...

There isn’t a pedestrian footpath or cycle lane on the bridge. The only way to travel across is by motor vehicle. Ponte Vecchio is a stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge that rests over ...

(via fotozok.hu and Wikimedia Commons/Jarba) This Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge connects the two sides of Florence — and still has shops built along it. In the Middle Ages ...

also known as Anji Bridge, is the oldest and best-preserved open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge in the world. Built during the Daye reign (605-618) of the Sui Dynasty by famous architect Li ...

HDR partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to raise the clearance under the bridge to 215 ft, within the existing arch span, a never-before-attempted solution to allow the ...

closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge. Regardless, the Ponte Vecchio Brige is gorgeous and has a rich history dating back to the time of the Romans. During World War II the bridge was not ...