Štěchovice Bridge
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Discover the Štěchovice Bridge, an architecturally significant reinforced concrete arch bridge and protected cultural monument, notable as the first of its kind in former Czechoslovakia.

🌉 An architecturally significant reinforced concrete arch bridge, a protected cultural monument since 1965.
📜 Notable for being the first road bridge of its kind in former Czechoslovakia with parabolic hollow concrete arch girders, and for its history during World War II.

Why Go

🏛️ Explore a unique piece of Czechoslovakian engineering and history
🌳 Connects Štěchovice and Brunšov at a historic ferry site
🛡️ Discover a protected monument since 1965

History

🏗️ Built between 1937-1939 by Ing. J. Kindl, designed by Miloslav Klement.
⚔️ Threatened by German forces during WWII, but fortunately not destroyed.
👑 Named after President Edvard Beneš in 1946, lost its name in 1952, and restored after 1990.
🛠️ Underwent a general overhaul in 1995.

Technical Details

📏 Features a 9.2 m wide bridge deck, supported by steel hangers.
📐 Arches span 113.8 m, with the entire bridge measuring 141 m including approach ramps.

🚧 Current Status

⚠️ The bridge is currently undergoing reconstruction and is closed to both pedestrian and automobile traffic.
🗓️ Expected to reopen on June 1, 2025.

Checklist

⏳ Suggested visit time: 1 hour (when open).

Managed By

🏛️ Úřad městyse Štěchovice

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bridgemonumentarchitecturehistoryWorld War II