Nusle Bridge, Road-rail bridge in Prague 2, Czech Republic
Description
Nusle Bridge stretches 485 meters (1,591 feet) over the Nusle valley, linking Prague districts 2 and 4 through six traffic lanes and a metro line running underneath. Four large concrete pillars support the 26.5-meter (87-foot) wide roadway, which rises 42.5 meters (139 feet) above ground and forms a trapezoidal shape containing the internal metro tunnel.
History
Construction began in 1967 and ended in 1973, during the communist era in Czechoslovakia. After the political change in 1990, the bridge lost its original name honoring a communist leader and took its present name referring to the neighborhood below.
Culture
The name recalls the neighborhood below, showing how infrastructure becomes a reference point for the city. Visitors standing on the pedestrian path looking down understand the full height above the valley, with streets, houses and parks far beneath.
Practical
The bridge sits between the city center and southeastern districts, easy to spot when moving through Prague 2. Visitors looking for a view of the long span over the valley find vantage points from surrounding streets and parks around the Nusle neighborhood.
Did you know?
The prestressed concrete structure combines two transport systems on different levels, with metro trains running inside the bridge structure itself. Around 160,000 vehicles cross the roadway each day while 750 metro trains pass through the tunnel below, making it a double transport artery.
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