Address Vltava, Czechia | Body of water Vltava | |
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Similar Vyšehrad railway bridge, Dominikánský dvůr, Prague 4, Franz Joseph Bridge, Negrelli viaduct | ||
Branick most inteligence
Branický most (widely known as Most intelligence) is a rail and pedestrian bridge spanning the Vltava river in Prague.
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As part of Branická spojka (The Branická Branch Line) the structure links The Prague – Pilsen Line to The Nusle – Modřany Branch Line. The walkway links the Braník district to the Malá Chuchle district.
Etymology
The bridge is officially named after Braník quarter. However its unofficial name, the Most Intelligence (The Bridge of Intelligentsia), is more widespread. After the 1948 communist coup d'état, Czechoslovak intelligentsia was forced to work as labourers. Large numbers of Prague intellectuals (lawyers, philosophers, teachers, etc.) worked on the bridge, giving it its unofficial name.
History
The bridge was planned as a part of The Prague Rail Bypass. Work began in 1949 and the structure was finished in 1955.