Road bridge in Loket, Reinforced concrete arch bridge in Loket, Czech Republic.
The road bridge in Loket is a reinforced concrete arch bridge of three spans, 116 m long, carrying T. G. Masaryka street over the Ohře valley. Its main elliptical arch spans 74.6 m with a rise of 17.5 m; the roadway lies 21.27 m above the river, 6 m wide between 1.93 m sidewalks.
A chain bridge of Emperor Ferdinand stood here from 1835 until it was closed in 1928 and demolished in 1931. The Ministry of Public Works held a competition for a replacement, won by architect Adolf Benš, and the firm of Jakub Domanský built the reinforced concrete bridge in 1934–1935. It carries only cars; heavier vehicles use the ring road and the 1975 arch bridge north of Loket.
The bridge carries T. G. Masaryka street and is now limited to passenger cars; heavier vehicles use the ring road with the 1975 arch bridge north of town. Stairs at the end spans lead down to the Ohře banks, and the bridge is listed in the bridge register as 209-SO010a.
The bridge carries only passenger cars; heavier vehicles must use the ring road around town, where road I/6 crosses a newer arch bridge built in 1975 north of Loket. Stairs on both sides of the outer spans lead down to the banks of the Ohře. The roadway lies 21.27 m above the river, with 6 m for vehicles and two 1.93 m sidewalks.
The structure uses curved arches to distribute weight from traffic and push it outward against solid concrete supports. This clever design allows the relatively slender bridge to carry heavy loads safely.
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