Project Rialto Bridge, Venice

Rialto Bridge

Venice, Italy

Rialto Bridge in Venice

Well aware of the need to preserve this world-famous symbol, Venice City Council decided to restore Rialto Bridge with an intervention to protect the structure from further deterioration while…

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Category: INFRASTRUCTURES


Yard	masonry historical bridge
Location	Venice, Italy
Subcategory	BRIDGE
Built in	1588
Opened in	1591
Application	supplying products for strengthening the balustrades, waterproofing the arcades, preparing the installation bed for the steps, pointing the joints of the stone immersed in water, installing stone slabs
Start and finish date	2016/2017
Application Type	Masonry restoration, Products for structural strengthening, Waterproofing systems
Client	Città di Venezia
Contractor company	Ponte di Rialto Scarl; Atitra Lares SRL; Lithos srl
Installer companies	Graffito srl
Architects	Antonio da Ponte
Specialists involved	arch. Roberto Benvenuti
Credits	Claudio Azzena (Mapei SpA)
Project Manager	arch. Roberto Benvenuti
MAPEI Coordination	Claudio Azzena; Mauro Orlando