Ponte Chiodo and Ponte Diavolo - bridges without railings in Venice

I'll always remember my surprise when I first encountered the famous bridge without railings in Venice - Ponte Chiodo in Cannareggio. 

It's a private bridge that leads to a residence, and for some reason, it's never occurred to me to actually walk across it or take a photograph of it. 

It has occurred to me to draw it though.

As you can see, I'm certainly not an artist, but I love art, and I yearn to be skillful at visually rendering the beauty and uniqueness of Venice.  

I did some sketching whilst we were in Venice in October 2013, and during the Christmas holidays, I spent some long, happy sunny afternoons watching the Test cricket and playing with pastels and watercolours.  Here's what the Ponte Chiodo looks like:

Ponte Chiodo in Cannareggio, Venice.  Pastel drawing by CapturingVenice.blogspot.com

The only other bridge without railings that I've seen in Venice is on the island of Torcello - the Ponte del Diavolo.  We were racing to catch the next vaporetto back to Fondamente Nuove so I didn't get a chance to sketch it, but I did take a photo of it:

Ponte del Diavolo in Torcello