New Ivančice Viaduct, Railway bridge in Moravské Bránice, Czech Republic.
The New Ivančice Viaduct is a steel railway bridge crossing the Jihlava River valley, built just beside the earlier structure it replaced. The modern construction uses a continuous steel frame to span the valley and carries regular train traffic across the region.
The original bridge was built in the 1800s and served the region for over a century before becoming inadequate for increasing rail traffic. It was replaced with the current structure in the late 1970s using modern engineering methods and materials.
The structure connects multiple towns across the valley and serves as a working symbol of industrial progress that people in the region recognize and use daily.
The structure is viewable from nearby roads and from passing trains that regularly travel across it. You can get a good look from ground level along adjacent roads or experience it from a train window during travel.
The previous structure was made from cast iron and required thousands of tons of material, while the new design is lighter and more efficient. This shift shows how railway engineering changed across decades.
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