Nusle Bridge
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| Nusle Bridge | |
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 Nusle Bridge with Corinthia Towers hotel |
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| Official name | Nuselský most |
| Carries | 6 lanes of roadway, 2 tracks of Prague Metro Line C, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Nusle Valley |
| Locale | Prague |
| Design | prestressed concrete hollow box haunched cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 485 metres (1,591 ft) |
| Width | 26.5 metres (87 ft) |
| Longest span | 115.5 metres (379 ft) |
| Clearance below | 42.5 metres (139 ft) |
| Construction begin | 1967 |
| Opened | February 22, 1973 |
| Coordinates | 50°03′57″N 14°25′50″E / 50.065844°N 14.430483°ECoordinates: 50°03′57″N 14°25′50″E / 50.065844°N 14.430483°E |
Nusle Bridge (Czech: Nuselský most) is a concrete viaduct in Prague, passing over the district of Nusle in Prague 4. It spans the Nusle Valley and connects the Pankrác district and south-eastern parts of the city, as well as the D1 motorway with the central part of the city. Below the six-lane highway on the surface, the section of Prague Metro Line C between I.P. Pavlova and Vyšehrad stations runs inside the bridge. Construction began in 1967, and it opened on February 22, 1973.
The bridge is crucial to Prague's transportation network, since almost all north-south traffic flows across its span.[1] The bridge also has a darker side, garnering the nickname "Suicide bridge" due to the number of suicides and attempted suicides since its completion.[2] To prevent further suicides, the city erected tall chain link fence railings along the sidewalks in 1997. In 2007, the fencing was topped off with a 3-foot-wide strip (0.91 m) of polished metal to make it impossible to climb.[3]
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View from the north
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View from the south
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View from the west (from Vyšehrad)
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View from bastion XXXI
[edit] References
- ^ Cameron, Rob (2003-11-07). "Nusle Bridge: Concrete Giant Which Fell Victim to Politics of Cold War". Insight Central Europe. http://incentraleurope.radio.cz/ice/article/47199. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ "New Protections on the "Suicide Bridge"". A/B/C Prague. 2007-05-17. http://www.abcprague.com/2007/05/15/new-protections-on-the-suicide-bridge2. Retrieved 2008-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ "New Railing on the 'Suicide Bridge' Can't Be Climbed Over". A/B/C Prague. 2007-08-16. http://www.abcprague.com/2007/08/16/new-railing-on-the-suicide-bridge-cant-be-climbed-over. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
[edit] External links
- Nusle Bridge at Structurae
- (Czech)Encyklopedie mostů
- (Czech)Pražská informační služba
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