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Opening of the Lagoon Bridge
- When
- 13 January 1846
- Where
- Venetian Lagoon
The 3.2 km bridge connecting Mestre and Venice opened on 13 January 1846, featuring 222 arches on larch piles.
The bridge was constructed to span the Venetian Lagoon, linking Mestre to Venice. It was 2 miles long and supported by 80,000 larch piles. The opening date is explicitly stated as 13 January 1846, coinciding with other section openings in the same period.
Sources
- Milan–Venice railway Wikipedia, revision of 2023-05-16
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