Dálniční most přes Labe u Poděbrad, Road bridge on D11 motorway near Poděbrady, Czech Republic
The Elbe motorway bridge near Poděbrady is a cable-stayed crossing that spans the river on the D11 highway route. It connects Oseček and Libice nad Cidlinou with a total length of about 245 meters and a deck width of about 32 meters.
The bridge opened on 2 November 1990 as part of the D11 motorway section Třebestovice–Libice nad Cidlinou, while Czechoslovakia was still under communist rule. Until December 2006 the motorway ended at the Poděbrady-západ exit at the bridge. It was designed by Jiří Stráský's team at Dopravní stavby Olomouc.
The bridge is known locally as the cable bridge, and its web of stays and cables gives it its look from the side. It was designed by the Brno office of Dopravní stavby Olomouc under Jiří Stráský. The span had to leave room for shipping on the Elbe.
The bridge is part of the main D11 motorway and can be viewed from passing vehicles without entering it. There are viewpoints along the road where the structure is visible from different angles.
The bridge is a cable-stayed structure whose deck hangs from 176 cables in four sets of 22 pairs on each of two 28-metre pylons. Its design saved up to 30% concrete and steel compared with conventional concrete bridges of the same span.
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