The Happy Pontist

This was my second time at an IABSE Symposium , and the first where I had time to sit back properly and take in as much of the conference as...

Okay, I'm nearly done with reporting on my trip to Venice. In this post, I've got a few photos of the more ordinary bridges encounte...

The Ponte della Costituzione ( "Constitution Bridge" ) is the most recent bridge to be built across the Grand Canal, and may seem ...

The third bridge to be built over the Grand Canal in Venice was an iron truss structure built near the Venice railway station in 1857. As wi...

Along with the Bridge of Sighs (on which, more later), the Rialto Bridge is one of the most famous tourist sights in Venice. For over five c...

While in Venice, I visited all four of the bridges over the Grand Canal. I started at the north end, with the most modern bridge, Santiago C...