Smíchovská lávka, Steel pedestrian bridge in Smíchov, Czech Republic
The Smíchovská lávka was a 175-metre riveted steel footbridge over the northern platform of Praha-Smíchov station, linking Nádražní Street with Křížová and Radlická streets. It was closed on 9 October 2023 and dismantled; a 30-metre section went to the National Technical Museum's Chomutov railway depository.
The riveted steel footbridge was built in 1929–1930 by Pražská mostárna – Českomoravská Kolben Daněk and spanned the northern platform of Smíchov station. In 1953 the Smíchov stair tower was shifted 10 m toward Nádražní Street and a seventh span inserted. It was closed on 9 October 2023 and dismantled; 30 m went to the National Technical Museum, 110.7 m to Mladá Boleslav.
Locals called it Smíchovská lávka or Radlická lávka. From 2007 a stairway connected it to the Praha-Smíchov severní nástupiště stop. After the closure on 9 October 2023, bus line 232 took over the pedestrian link between Na Knížecí and Smíchovské nádraží.
The bridge was closed on 9 October 2023 and dismantled, so it can no longer be crossed. Bus line 232 now runs between Na Knížecí, Správa sociálního zabezpečení and Smíchovské nádraží as a replacement, with a basic interval of 30 minutes. A new crossing is planned as part of the Smíchov Terminal, at the earliest in 2026.
The bridge was dismantled in 2023, but 110.7 metres of its riveted structure, weighing about a hundred tonnes, were trucked to Mladá Boleslav. There it is to span the Jizera near the former distillery, on the piers of an old railway siding bridge, and will officially be called Smíchovská lávka.
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