Stampetta Bridge, Railway bridge in Vrhnika, Slovenia
Stampetta Bridge is a brick and stone railway viaduct south of Vrhnika, named after the engineer who designed it. It carries the Austrian Southern Railway line on a 155 m curve with a radius of 285 m. Seven original arches stand beside two arches added when the A1 Freeway was built; the rail deck lies 12.44 m above the freeway.
The viaduct was built in 1856 as part of the railway connection linking Austria with its southern territories. After suffering damage during World War II, it was restored in the years following 1945.
The bridge is named after the engineer who designed it. During the Yugoslav era, the Railway Workers Hiking Club of Ljubljana held an annual walk across the viaduct; the 2015 edition was the 36th. The walk commemorates the general railway strike of 15 April 1920.
The structure is best viewed from the surrounding landscape, particularly from footpaths along the motorway or from local roads in Vrhnika. Good walking shoes are recommended if you plan to explore the area on foot.
The two extra arches over the A1 Freeway were added during the freeway's construction, not during a later modernization, bringing the total to nine. The viaduct lies on a curve with a radius of 285 m, and its rail stands 12.44 m above the freeway; the freeway arches have a clear width of 15.0 m.
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