Three-speed stairs and a street built on both sides with souvenir shops lead across the bridge. Three bridges collapsed in the same spot before the Rialto Bridge was built. Date: 1444 and 1524. More than 20 people were killed, 40 injured, and 19 reported missing. In Italian folklore, Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on the feast of the Epiphany on January 6 in a similar way to Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus. Then read the text and do the exercises. ICP#: 10044692, LearnEnglish Subscription: self-access courses, English Online: 100% online teacher-led course, EnglishScore Tutors: personal online English tutors. The roadway fell into the river below, leaving only the two bridge towers and a few support cables left. Rafaela1 replied on 12 September, 2020 - 14:02 Cambodia, Roblox replied on 11 September, 2020 - 16:24 United States. Built in the closing years of the 16th century, the Rialto Bridge is the oldest bridge across the canal and is renowned as an architectural … Lessons learned: This bridge was the first of its type to employ plate girders (pairs of deep I-beams) to support the roadbed, rather than open lattice beam trusses. Rialto Bridge: The Oldest Bridge on Venice’s Grand Canal If you’re planning your Venice day trip, there are a few landmarks you definitely won’t want to miss.One of them is the majestic ‘Ponte di Rialto’ or Rialto Bridge, famously immortalised by artists such as Canaletto and even mentioned by Shakespeare, whose Shylock asks, “What news on the Rialto?” in The Merchant of Venice. 43 people died and many people lost their homes. What happened: The Dee River Bridge was completed in September 1846 to carry trains that were part of the expanding British Railway System. Instead of answering the questions, I would prefer to remind a terrible collapse of the "Morandi" bridge, happened in my country, the fourteenth of August 2014. Free vector icon. Of course, in most cities these principle roads are… roads. ... Rialto Bridge in Venice or all those beautiful bridges in Paris. The history of Rialto Bridge Rialto derives from Rio Alto or, in Latin, Rivus Altus. What happened: Four spans of this steel and concrete bridge suddenly and dramatically failed and crashed into the St. Maurice river. After every one of them, bridge experts, inspectors, and engineers stepped in, studied what happened (no matter how unusual the cause), and applied what they learned to future bridge construction projects. Take steps to protect them. Three bridges collapsed in the same spot before the Rialto Bridge was built. This is a great example of constant learning and improvement on a single bridge site. But today I would like to tell you about, probably, the most famous bridge in my city - Paton Bridge. … there are many bridges in my country which some of them are famous. Surprisingly, no one lost their life in the dramatic collapse. The huge, single-span structure is decorated with historic arcades. I visited Vecchio´s Bridge in 2013. The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The Canal Grande was nothing more than the extension in the lagoon … The Rialto Bridge is the most beautiful bridge in Venice. There are lots of bridges which deserve attention, Golden Bridge in San Francisco, Rialto Bridge in Venice or all those beautiful bridges in Paris. It collapsed again in 1524 for the final time. The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of the four bridges to cross the Grand Canal of Venice. Image from Wikipedia, “I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse,” unaltered and used with permission under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Casualties are unknown. A section collapsed, causing approximately 1,400 people to drown in the river below. In the following decades several projects were evaluated. Bridge collapses can be tragic events, leading to loss of life and serious property damage. The structure was rebuilt in 1255 and 1264 and, following a number of collapses, was eventually replaced by the Rialto Bridge to provide better access to Rialto, the primary financial centre of Venice. talking about the bridges collapse, I remember here in Colombia in 2018 when the Chirajara bridge fell in the middle of its construction killing the workers due a bad design.