Elster Viaduct (Pirk)
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This article is about the road bridge. For the railway bridge, see Elster Viaduct.
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The Elster Viaduct near Pirk (Hof) is one of the most unusual motorway bridges in Germany. The building of this bridge began in 1937, but was stopped in 1940 due to the chaos created by World War II. Since this bridge then was in the restricted area of the East Germany, construction was not restarted until 1990. In June 1990 preliminary investigations began, and finally in September 1990 the building of the bridge began anew. In August 1993 the bridge was opened to traffic. Federal Motorway (Ger. Bundesautobahn) 72 now uses the bridge.
Coordinates: 50°25′42″N 12°04′15″E / 50.42833°N 12.07083°E
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