Znojmo Viaduct, Railway bridge in Znojmo, Czech Republic.
The Znojmo Viaduct is a riveted steel lattice truss railway bridge with a top deck, 220 meters long and 48.9 meters high, carried by three stone piers across the Dyje valley. Its four spans measure 50, 60, 60 and 50 meters.
Construction began with the foundation stone laid in April 1868, and the first train crossed on 1 November 1871. The bridge was protected as a cultural monument in 1988, and a complete reconstruction with a new steel truss was carried out between 2008 and 2009.
The bridge represents how 19th-century engineers solved the challenge of crossing the Thaya River valley. Visitors can see a structure that physically connects two communities separated by water.
The bridge stands at kilometre 99.297 of the single-track Znojmo–Retz line, on the edge of Znojmo above the Dyje valley. It is an active railway structure with no walkway, so it is viewed from below, from paths in the valley or from the town side.
In the 1990s the bridge was replaced by a temporary structure before being completely rebuilt. This allowed trains to keep running while the original structure was carefully restored.
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