Constitution Bridge

Santiago Calatrava Valls – Constitution Bridge, the fourth bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice Italy, 2002-2008

The Constitution Bridge (fourth bridge over the Grand Canal and better known after its construction as the Calatrava Bridge) is the bridge that crosses the Grand Canal in Venice between Piazzale Roma and the Venezia Santa Lucia railway station.
The bridge, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and built using mostly steel and glass, it was opened to pedestrian traffic on the night of September 11, 2008.

The project shows an arched bridge with a span of 81 meters, width of 6 meters at the base and 9 at the center for a height of 10 meters at the top; the structure is made of steel, the floors are made of glass by Saint-Gobain, Istrian stone and Trachite Grigia Classica di Montemerlo. The parapets are also made of glass, with brass handrails. Inside the handrails are installed LED bulbs that dissipate the light beam in the glass parapets.

The bridge is 94 meters long from the steps while it has a central width of 81 meters. The width varies from 5,58 meters to 9,38 meters in the central part. The height varies from 3,20 meters on the banks to 9,28 meters in the central part. The central steel arch, a structural element of the bridge, has a radius of 180 meters.
Source: Wikipedia

Architectural and structural design: Arch. Eng. Santiago Calatrava Valls
General Contractor: Impresa Cignoni srl
Management of the Completion of the work and assembly: Eng. Giorgio Romaro – Studio Romaro

Below is the assembly diagram of the bridge with some construction details.
Source: http://www.hsh.info/romaro17.htm