It is the major bridge in Venice, crossing the Grand Canal in the area of Rialto. Initially it was named Ponte della Moneta (Coin's Bridge) because it had been built near the Ancient Mint of Venice, and in the shops upon it there were concentrated the financial activities by Venetian Bankers

The current version, coming out from the sixt reconstruction done and that was the first stone bridge in the city, belongs to the 1590 ant was performed by the architect Antonio Da Ponte.

Its elegant shape is divided into 12 round double arches symmetrically placed, which nowadays host retail shops of tourist souvenirs.