Negrelli Viaduct
Negrelliho viadukt
The Negrelli Viaduct is Prague's second oldest bridge over the Vltava River and its oldest railway bridge. At 1110 meters long, it was the longest bridge in Europe until 1910 and remains a significant technical and cultural monument.

πŸ“œ Prague's second oldest bridge over the Vltava River and its oldest railway bridge.
πŸ” A significant technical and cultural monument, once Europe's longest bridge.

Why Go

πŸŒ‰ Admire one of Prague's most significant technical structures.
πŸ›οΈ See a landmark registered in the State List of Immovable Cultural Monuments.
πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈ Connects Masarykovo nΓ‘draΕΎΓ­ with the Bubny area, offering unique city views.
✨ Appreciate its high aesthetic quality and impressive historical engineering.

History

πŸ—οΈ Built between 1846 and 1849 by Alois Negrelli and Jan Perner.
πŸš‚ Essential for the Northern State Railway extension from Prague to Dresden.
πŸ“… Officially opened on April 6, 1851.
πŸ“ At 1110 meters, it was Europe's longest bridge until 1910.
🧱 Constructed with ashlar masonry from Czech granite, sandstone, and quarry stone.
πŸ› οΈ Underwent a complete reconstruction between 2017 and 2020.

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