Particolare del ponte di Ruga Bella — (Archivio Venipedia / Bazzmann)

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Detail of the Ruga Bella bridge — (Archive Venipedia / Bazzmann)

Bridge connecting Campo San Giacomo dall'Orio and Campo Nazario Sauro, it is also parallel to Ponte Ruga Vecchia, the bridge at the foot of the main entrance to the Church of San Giacomo dall'Orio.

A very normal stone bridge, both in the structure and in the parapets, which from Piazzale Roma or the Santa Lucia railway station leads to the wide Campo di San Giacomo dall'Orio, crossing Campo Nazario Sauro.

Very little can be said about the origin of the name of the bridge since there are no links to artists or anything else; those who think it may be linked to the painter Gabriele Bella must change their mind as the biographical information of the Venetian author is really irrelevant. His numerous works, many of which are kept at the Querini Stampalia Museum, are among the

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