Triple bridge (Ljubljana)

Since the Middle Ages, wooden bridges were located on the site of a modern bridge. In a written source, the year 1280 is referred to as the Old Bridge. In the XVIII century, the building was guarded by a crucifix installed in the middle of the bridge, which in 1796 was transferred for storage to the Franciscan church.

In 1842, according to the project of the Italian architect Giovanni Picco, the first stone bridge of Franz with two arches was built, named after the Austrian Archduke Franz Karl . In common parlance, it was called the Hospital Bridge ( Špitalski most ). In the XX century, a need arose for the expansion of the bridge. According to the project of architect J. Plechnik , who spoke in favor of preserving the existing bridge, in 1931-1932 two new narrower reinforced concrete bridges were built parallel to the old bridge. At the same time, a decorative cast-iron fence of the old bridge was dismantled, white balustrades reflecting Venetian motifs were installed on all three bridges in the same style ^[1] .

Throughout the 20th century, trams and buses ran along the bridge. In 2007, the bridge along with the historic center of Ljubljana was closed to traffic. In 2009, assigned to the monuments of national importance ^[2] . In 2010, the bridge surface previously laid with asphalt was covered with granite slabs.