Branicki bridge ( Czech. Branický most , also called the Most intelligigence bridge of the intelligentsia ) - a railway bridge across the Vltava in Prague , connects the areas of Malá Huhle and Branik . Built in 1949-1955, commissioned in 1964.
It was planned as part of the railway analogue of Jyžni Spojka , that is, the Radotin - Vrsovice branch, the purpose of which was to carry out freight transportation further from the center of Prague. Initially, the track was conceived as a two-track, but was implemented only in a single-track version, as it continued into the tunnel in Mala Khuhle , which is single-track. The route connects the Prague-Plzen and Nusle Modřany railway branches. The bridge, in addition to the Vltava River, goes over both of these branches, as well as over urban transport lines along the river. In the middle of the western arc there is a branch, which according to the plan was supposed to go into a new section with a tunnel in Glubočepy and Jinonice .
The bridge is 14 meters wide, it consists of 15 spans 53.5 meters long. The railway track is located at a height of 19 meters above the surface of the river, the height difference between the ends of the bridge is 6 meters. The length of the bridge is 910 meters. If the bridge was a double track, it would become the longest double track railway reinforced concrete bridge in Europe.
Appearance History
Talk about the need for a bridge has been held among professionals since the beginning of the 20th century. Projects were proposed by engineers such as Josef Kubler, Jan Bašta, Miroslav Chlumecký. After World War II, the country's leadership did not support the idea of construction. But unexpectedly in 1949, it was decided to start work, despite the fact that plans for the development of railways in Prague were not ready. This is due to the fact that it was urgent to find work for numerous representatives of the intelligentsia, who had to move into working professions.
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