Hradlový most, Wooden bridge in Srní, Czech Republic.
The Hradlový most is a 72-metre wooden bridge on granite pillars over the Vydra, with two-metre-high trapezoidal trusses, standing at an angle to the river at 940 m above sea level. It forms the entrance to the Vchynicko-Tetovský floating canal and incorporates a weir with sluices that diverted logs into the canal.
Built between 1799 and 1800 under forest engineer Joseph Rosenauer, the bridge served as the entrance to the Chinitz-Tettauer Schwemmkanal, catching timber floated down the Vydra and diverting it into the canal. It also carried the road from Rokyta to Modrava until a new road replaced it in 1953, after which it decayed. Rebuilt faithfully in 2000, it lost its wooden racks during reconstruction.
The bridge's Czech name comes from the wooden grates (rechle) once fitted between its pillars to catch logs floated down the Vydra. The structure is a replica rebuilt in 2000; the original grates were left out of the reconstruction. The whole canal and bridge were declared a cultural monument in 1958.
You can reach the bridge on foot from Srní village via marked trails that lead directly to the crossing point. The ground nearby can be muddy depending on weather, so sturdy footwear is recommended for safe passage.
The wooden gates (called rechle) that gave the bridge its name were removed during the 2000 reconstruction, so the replica no longer catches logs. A fish pass added in 1999 lets fish bypass the weir and continue upstream along the Vydra.
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