Ponte dei Salti

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Ponte dei Salti (2006)
Bridge with the village of Lavertezzo

The Ponte dei Salti (analogous to German, the  bridge of the jumps ) is a pedestrian bridge over the Verzasca in Lavertezzo in the Swiss canton of Ticino .

The stone bridge with two arches was built in the 17th century. It is a protected cultural asset of regional importance .

Your two arches have spans of 14 m each. The footpath follows the shape of the arches, less to give the bridge an elegant appearance than to save masonry in the area of ​​the gussets and at the same time to keep the weight on the arches low. The footpath on the bridge is just wide enough that two people can walk past each other. The parapet walls are only knee-high to leave enough space for the bags carried by the donkeys. The height of the bridge over the river depends on the respective water level, but should also be around 14 m in most cases.

In 1868 the rock on the right bank that served as an abutment was so eroded by the raging waters of the annual floods that it gave way and the right arch fell into the river. The arch was initially replaced by a wooden structure, later by an iron girder, the support of which was also washed away in 1951. In 1960, the bridge was given a stone arch again, giving it back its original appearance.

In 2016, the Swiss Post dedicated a two-franc postage stamp to this famous bridge, designed by Urs Schüpbach and Kaspar Eigen Satz, after the bridge had been the motif of a stamp in a multi-part series on bridges in 1991.

Web links

Commons : Ponte dei Salti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Keil: Pedestrian bridges: walkways and ramps, design, construction. Gruyter, Berlin 2012, p. 35.
  2. ↑ Google Street View shows the way over the bridge
  3. ↑ Historical photo of the bridge with the iron girder as well as (click) the elevation and history of the bridge (Italian) on the website of the municipality of Lavertezzo
  4. ^ Image of the 2016 Swiss Post 2-franc stamp
  5. ↑ philaseiten.de: image of the brand from 1991. In: philaseiten.de. philaseiten.de, August 2, 2016, accessed on May 6, 2020 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 15 ′ 36 "  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 9"  E ; CH1903:  707,726  /  124 133