Ponte alla Carraia

Why go

The crossing gives a clear view of how Florence’s working bridges connect neighborhoods as well as periods. A wooden bridge stood here by 1218; later versions fell to floods, crowd weight and war before Ettore Fagiuoli’s present design opened in 1948.

What to look for

• Five arches carry the present bridge across the Arno.
• The northern end arrives at Piazza Carlo Goldoni; the southern end reaches Piazza Nazario Sauro.
• The current structure replaced a bridge destroyed during the German retreat in 1944.

Useful to know

• Use the bridge as a direct transition between the center and western Oltrarno.
• Compare its 1948 profile with Ponte Santa Trinita to the east during the same river walk.

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