Tyršův most, Steel road bridge in Děčín, Czech Republic
Tyršův most is a steel bridge spanning the Elbe River in Děčín, measuring about 179 meters in length and 9.2 meters wide. The structure carries both vehicle traffic and pedestrians as it connects the eastern bank to the city center.
The Empress Elisabeth chain bridge, built in 1855 to link Děčín with Podmokly and the Prague–Dresden railway, could no longer carry rising car traffic. Škodovy závody of Plzeň won the contract, and the steel span was slid onto the old bridge's adapted piers on 9 December 1933 at −16 °C.
The bridge is named after Děčín native Miroslav Tyrš, founder of the Sokol gymnastics movement. It opened on 9 December 1933, the same day the steel span was shifted into place on the old piers by hand winches in −16 °C frost.
The bridge carries a 9.2 m roadway between Děčín and Podmokly. Its steel span was moved into place on 9 December 1933, starting at 8 a.m., on hand winches in −16 °C cold, and traffic was stopped for four hours. Cross on foot for the river views.
The old chain bridge was not destroyed by fire: its sandstone pylons were cut down below deck level and fitted with granite bearing plinths. On 9 December 1933 the finished steel span was moved into place on hand winches in four hours at −16 °C, and opened that afternoon.
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