Carries road Locale Podolsko Address 397 01 Temešvár, Czechia Total length 510 m Width 8.5 m | Official name Podolský most Longest span 150 metres (492 ft) Opened 1942 Clearance below 49 m Body of water Vltava | |
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Bridge type Arch bridge, Deck arch bridge Similar Orlík Dam, Žďákov Bridge, Zvíkov Castle, Písek Stone Bridge, Rozhledna Jarník | ||
The Podolsko Bridge is an arch bridge that spans the Vltava between Podolsko and Temešvár in Písek District, Czech Republic. At the time of its completion in 1949, it was the longest arch bridge in Czechoslovakia.
Design was by the Ministry of Public Works. Experimental Stress Analysis photoelasticity was by Jaroslav Josef Polívka of the University of California.
After the Orlík Dam was completed in 1961, the Vltava rose 19 meters and covered part of the supports.
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Podolsko Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA