Ponte sulla Dora

This is a bridge that refuses to be picturesque. The Ponte sulla Dora is an oblong block of infrastructure, a blunt statement of stone and iron. Its masonry is left exposed, the mortar and stonework unadorned, with horizontal spans formed by low, flattened arches that seem to press the structure into the water rather than vault over it. The deck is paved in stone, and the railings are simple metal rods, offering no flourish, only function. It is a piece of work that belongs to the age of the engineer, not the architect. The iron tie-rods that brace the masonry suggest a concern with tensile strength, a quiet sophistication in an otherwise austere form. One crosses it not for a view, but to get from one side to the other, and in that, it is entirely successful.

Description via source. Coordinates and heritage data from the Atika atlas.