List of bridges in the Czech Republic
This list of bridges in the Czech Republic lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Czech | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
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1 | Písek Stone Bridge | Kamenný most v Písku | Cultural monument | 109 m (358 ft) | Masonry 7 semi-circular arches, ice guards | Road bridge Otava (river) | 1270 | Písek 49°18′35.5″N 14°8′44.6″E / 49.309861°N 14.145722°E / 49.309861; 14.145722 (Písek Stone Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 1] [E 1] [P 1] | |
2 | Charles Bridge | Karlův most | Historic Centre of Prague World Heritage Site Cultural monument | 515 m (1,690 ft) | Masonry 16 arches, 3 bridge towers, ice guards | Footbridge Former road bridge Vltava | 1380 | Prague 1 50°5′11.5″N 14°24′40.7″E / 50.086528°N 14.411306°E / 50.086528; 14.411306 (Charles Bridge) | Prague | [S 2] [E 2] [P 2] [1] | |
3 | Černvír Covered Bridge [cs] | Dřevěný most (Černvír) | Cultural monument | 32 m (105 ft) | Covered bridge Wood | Footbridge Svratka (river) | 1718 | Černvír 49°26′42.3″N 16°20′49.1″E / 49.445083°N 16.346972°E / 49.445083; 16.346972 (Černvír Covered Bridge) | South Moravian | [P 3] | |
4 | Český Krumlov Castle Bridge [cs] | Plášťový most | Bridge castle Historic Centre of Český Krumlov World Heritage Site | 80 m (260 ft) | Masonry semi circular arches, 3 levels | Footbridge Former moats | 1764 | Český Krumlov 48°48′45.6″N 14°18′46.7″E / 48.812667°N 14.312972°E / 48.812667; 14.312972 (Český Krumlov Castle Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 3] [E 3] [2] | |
5 | Stádlec Suspension Bridge | Stádlecký most | Span : 86 m (282 ft) Cultural monument | 146 m (479 ft) | Suspension Chain bridge, masonry pylons | Footbridge Lužnice (river) | 1848 | Stádlec 49°22′2.3″N 14°30′52.8″E / 49.367306°N 14.514667°E / 49.367306; 14.514667 (Stádlec Suspension Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 4] [E 4] [P 4] | |
6 | Žampach viaduct | Žampašský most | Highest stone bridge in the Czech Republic Height : 41.7 m (137 ft) Cultural monument | 109 m (358 ft) | Masonry 7 semi circular arches | Railway bridge | 1900 | Kamenný Přívoz 49°52′22.6″N 14°29′15.7″E / 49.872944°N 14.487694°E / 49.872944; 14.487694 (Žampach viaduct) | Central Bohemian | [S 5] [E 5] [P 5] | |
7 | Pňovan Bridge [cs] | Pňovanský most | 210 m (690 ft) | Truss Steel | 1901 | Pňovany–Erpužice 49°47′10.5″N 13°04′27.1″E / 49.786250°N 13.074194°E / 49.786250; 13.074194 (Černvír Covered Bridge) | Plzeň | [S 6] | |||
8 | Legion Bridge | Most Legií | Cultural monument | Masonry 9 arches (7 elliptic and 2 segmental) | 1901 | Prague 1–Prague 5 50°04′53.0″N 14°24′41.7″E / 50.081389°N 14.411583°E / 50.081389; 14.411583 (Legion Bridge) | Prague | [S 7] [E 6] [P 6] | |||
9 | Svatopluk Čech Bridge | Čechův most | Cultural monument | 169 m (554 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 1908 | Prague 1–Prague 7 50°05′34.9″N 14°25′01.5″E / 50.093028°N 14.417083°E / 50.093028; 14.417083 (Svatopluk Čech Bridge) | Prague | [S 8] [E 7] [P 7] | ||
10 | Jurkovičův Covered Bridge | Jurkovičův most | Covered bridge Wood | Footbridge Nové Město nad Metují Castle gardens | 1912 | Nové Město nad Metují 50°20′40.8″N 16°8′57.2″E / 50.344667°N 16.149222°E / 50.344667; 16.149222 (Jurkovičův Covered Bridge) | Hradec Králové | [S 9] [E 8] | |||
11 | Mánes Bridge | Mánesův most | Cultural monument | 186 m (610 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch | 1914 | Prague 1 50°05′22.4″N 14°24′46.1″E / 50.089556°N 14.412806°E / 50.089556; 14.412806 (Mánes Bridge) | Prague | [S 10] [E 9] [P 8] | ||
12 | Sky Bridge 721 | Nebeský most 721 | World’s longest simple suspension bridge | 721 m (2,365 ft) | Suspension Steel | Footbridge | 2022 | Dolní Morava 50°08′56.1″N 16°50′13.1″E / 50.148917°N 16.836972°E / 50.148917; 16.836972 (Sky Bridge 721) | Pardubice | [S 11] [3] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Czech | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Region | Ref. | ||
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1 | Žďákov Bridge | Žďákovský most | 380 m (1,250 ft) | 543 m (1,781 ft) | Arch Steel deck arch | 1967 | Orlík nad Vltavou 49°30′15.8″N 14°11′0.6″E / 49.504389°N 14.183500°E / 49.504389; 14.183500 (Žďákov Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 12] [E 10] [4] | ||
2 | Swiss Bay Bridge [de] | Most přes Švýcarskou zátoku | 252 m (827 ft) | 312 m (1,024 ft) | Suspension Concrete deck and pylons 30+252+30 | 1993 | Vranov nad Dyjí 48°54′42.5″N 15°49′11.9″E / 48.911806°N 15.819972°E / 48.911806; 15.819972 (Swiss Bay Bridge) | South Moravian | [S 13] [E 11] | ||
3 | Troja Bridge | Trojský most (nový) | 200 m (660 ft) | 262 m (860 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2013 | Prague 7 50°6′44.5″N 14°26′10.7″E / 50.112361°N 14.436306°E / 50.112361; 14.436306 (Troja Bridge) | Prague | [S 14] [5] | ||
4 | General Chábery Bridge [cs] | Most generála Chábery | 151 m (495 ft) | 608 m (1,995 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 90+151+102+60 | 2009 | Litoměřice–Lovosice 50°31′43.0″N 14°06′43.0″E / 50.528611°N 14.111944°E / 50.528611; 14.111944 (General Chábery Bridge) | Ústí nad Labem | [S 15] | ||
5 | Podolsko Bridge | Podolský most | 150 m (490 ft) | 510 m (1,670 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch | 1942 | Podolsko–Temešvár 49°21′25.8″N 14°16′21.8″E / 49.357167°N 14.272722°E / 49.357167; 14.272722 (Podolsko Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 16] [E 12] | ||
6 | Franz Joseph Bridge demolished in 1947 | Most císaře Františka Josefa I. | 144 m (472 ft) | 237 m (778 ft) | Suspension Ordish–Lefeuvre system | Road bridge Vltava | 1868 | Prague 1–Prague 7 50°5′38.8″N 14°25′37.3″E / 50.094111°N 14.427028°E / 50.094111; 14.427028 (Franz Joseph Bridge) | Prague | [S 17] | |
7 | Oparno Bridge | Most Oparno | 135 m (443 ft) | 258 m (846 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch Twin bridges | 2010 | Oparno 50°32′19.5″N 13°59′32″E / 50.538750°N 13.99222°E / 50.538750; 13.99222 (Oparno Bridge) | Ústí nad Labem | [S 18] | ||
8 | Vysočina Bridge [cs] | Most Vysočina | 134 m (440 ft) | 425 m (1,394 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete Twin bridges 80+110+134+100 | 1978 | Velké Meziříčí 49°21′38″N 16°0′54.1″E / 49.36056°N 16.015028°E / 49.36056; 16.015028 (Vysočina Bridge) | Vysočina | [S 19] [E 13] [6] | ||
9 | Bohumil Hrabal Bridge [cs] | Most Bohumila Hrabala | 125 m (410 ft) | 208 m (682 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 2002 | Lysá nad Labem 50°10′38.1″N 14°51′18.4″E / 50.177250°N 14.855111°E / 50.177250; 14.855111 (Bohumil Hrabal Bridge) | Central Bohemian | [E 14] | ||
10 | Poděbrady Elbe River Bridge [cs] | Dálniční most přes Labe u Poděbrad | 123 m (404 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon 61+123+61 | 1990 | Poděbrady 50°07′06.1″N 15°09′36.0″E / 50.118361°N 15.160000°E / 50.118361; 15.160000 (Poděbrady Elbe River Bridge) | Central Bohemian | [S 20] [E 15] | |||
11 | Mariánský most | Mariánský most | 123 m (404 ft) | 329 m (1,079 ft) | Cable-stayed Steel deck, concrete pylon Spar type | Road bridge Elbe | 1998 | Ústí nad Labem 50°39′37.3″N 14°3′12.3″E / 50.660361°N 14.053417°E / 50.660361; 14.053417 (Mariánský most) | Ústí nad Labem | [S 21] [E 16] | |
12 | Dr. Edvard Beneš Bridge [cs] | Most Dr Edvarda Beneše | 114 m (374 ft) | Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge | 1939 | Ústí nad Labem 50°39′33.1″N 14°2′49.7″E / 50.659194°N 14.047139°E / 50.659194; 14.047139 (Dr. Edvard Beneš Bridge) | Ústí nad Labem | [S 22] | |||
13 | Radotín Bridge [cs] | Radotínský most | 114 m (374 ft)(x2) | 2,045 m (6,709 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete | 2010 | Prague 12–Zbraslav–Prague 16 49°59′3″N 14°23′56.8″E / 49.98417°N 14.399111°E / 49.98417; 14.399111 (Radotín Bridge) | Prague | [S 23] | ||
14 | Jordán Reservoir Bridge [cs] | Harfový most (Tábor) | 111 m (364 ft) | 212 m (696 ft) | Cable-stayed Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon | 1991 | Tábor 49°25′37.1″N 14°39′52.3″E / 49.426972°N 14.664528°E / 49.426972; 14.664528 (Jordán Reservoir Bridge) | South Bohemian | [S 24] [7] | ||
15 | Lochkov Bridge [cs] | Lochkovský most | 100 m (330 ft) | 461 m (1,512 ft) | Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete deck V-shaped legs | 2010 | Lochkov 50°0′9.7″N 14°20′33.1″E / 50.002694°N 14.342528°E / 50.002694; 14.342528 (Lochkov Bridge) | Prague | [S 25] |
Notes and references
- Dušan Josef. "Encyklopedii mostů v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku" [Encyclopedia of bridges in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia]. libri.cz (in Czech).
- ^ "Písek (Písek) - gotický silniční most".
- ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Karlův most".
- ^ "Český Krumlov (Český Krumlov) - zámecké mosty".
- ^ "Stádlec (Tábor) - visutý řetězový silniční most".
- ^ "Žampach (Praha-západ) - železniční most".
- ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Most Legií".
- ^ "Praha (Praha 1/Praha 7) - Čechův most".
- ^ "Nové Město nad Metují (Náchod) - krytá zámecká lávka pro pěší".
- ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Mánesův most".
- ^ "Žďákov (Písek) - silniční most".
- ^ "Vranovská Přehrada- Švýcarská Zátoka (Znojmo) - lávka pro pěší".
- ^ "Podolsko (Písek) - silniční most".
- ^ "Velké Meziříčí (Žďár nad Sázavou) - silniční most Vysočina".
- ^ "Litol (Nymburk) - nový silniční most".
- ^ "Poděbrady (Nymburk) - silniční most".
- ^ "Ústí nad Labem (Ústí nad Labem) - Mariánský most".
- "Národní památkový ústav - Památkový katalog" [National Monument Institute - Memorial catalog]. pamatkovykatalog.cz (in Czech).
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- ^ "Písek Stone Bridge".
- ^ "Charles Bridge".
- ^ "Cloak Bridge".
- ^ "Stádlec Chain Bridge".
- ^ "Žampach Railroad Viaduct".
- ^ "Pňovany Viaduct".
- ^ "Legion Bridge".
- ^ "Čechův Bridge".
- ^ "Nove Mesto nad Metuji Bridge".
- ^ "Mánes Bridge".
- ^ "Sky Bridge 721".
- ^ "Žďákov Bridge".
- ^ "Swiss Bay Bridge".
- ^ "Trója Bridge".
- ^ "Prosmyky Bridge".
- ^ "Podolsko Bridge".
- ^ "Bridge over the Moldau".
- ^ "Oparno D8 Motorway Bridge".
- ^ "Vysočina Bridge (D1)".
- ^ "Podebrady Elbe River Bridge (D11)".
- ^ "Mariansky Bridge".
- ^ "Edvard Benes Bridge".
- ^ "Radotín R1 Viaduct".
- ^ "Jordan Pond Bridge".
- ^ "Lochkov R1 Motorway Bridge".
- Others references
- ^ "Historic Centre of Prague". Whc.unesco.org.
- ^ "Historic Centre of Český Krumlov". Whc.unesco.org.
- ^ "World's longest suspension bridge opens in the Czech Republic". english.radio.cz. 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Čtyřicet let Žďákovského mostu". casopisstavebnictvi.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 July 2018.
- ^ Dalibor Gregora, Vladimír Janataa, Ladislav Šašek, Petr Nehasil, Robert Brož. "New Troja Bridge in Prague – Concept and Structural Analysis of Steel Parts" (PDF). people.fsv.cvut.cz. Steel Structures and Bridges 2012.
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See also
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- cs:Seznam nejdelších mostů v Česku (in Czech) - List of the longest bridges in the Czech Republic
- cs:Seznam mostů přes Vltavu (in Czech) - List of bridges over the Vltava
- cs:Seznam mostů přes Blanici (in Czech) - List of bridges over Blanica
- Transport in the Czech Republic
- Highways in the Czech Republic
- Rail transport in the Czech Republic
- Geography of Czech Republic
External links
- "Databáze mostů a tunelů ČR" [Database of bridges and tunnels of the Czech Republic]. mosty-tunely.cz (in Czech).
- "Suspension Bridges of Czechia". bridgemeister.com.
- "Cable-Stayed Bridges of Europe... and Beyond (Czech Republic)". Pwpeics.se. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- "Category: Bridges in Czech Republic". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 399. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
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