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Žďákov Bridge
Coordinates49°30′16″N 14°11′0″E / 49.50444°N 14.18333°E / 49.50444; 14.18333
Carriesroad
CrossesVltava
LocaleOrlík nad Vltavou
Official nameŽďákovský most
Characteristics
Designarch bridge
Total length543 metres (1,781 ft)
Longest span380 metres (1,247 ft)
Clearance above50 metres (164 ft)
History
Opened1967
Statistics
Daily traffic3621
Location
Map

The Žďákov Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Vltava between Orlík nad Vltavou and Kostelec nad Vltavou in Písek District, Czech Republic. At the time of its completion in 1967, it was the longest arch bridge in Czechoslovakia and the suported arch bridge with the longest span in the world.

Construction of the bridge was started simultaneously with construction of Orlík Dam in 1957. Construction of the bridge costed 71 millions CSK and was completed in 1967. In 2001 bridge was awarded as Bridge of the century in steel road bridges by czech engineers on Mosty 2001 symposium.


[editovat] Technické údaje Délka mostu činí 542,91 m. Hlavní oblouk o rozpětí 379,60 m podpírá konstrukci, po níž vede dvouproudá silnice ve výšce 50 m nad hladinou jezera a 100 m nad dnem řeky Vltavy. Hmotnost oblouku je 3 100 t, hmotnost veškeré použité oceli pak 4 116 tun. Autory projektu byly společnosti Pragoprojekt a Hutní projekt Praha. Stavbu provedl podnik Hutní montáže Ostrava-Vítkovice


External links[edit]

Zdakov Bridge at Structurae <-- a place to resume getting data from


Category:Deck arch bridges Category:Bridges completed in 1967 Category:Bridges in the Czech Republic Category:Písek District