Road bridge in Čimelice, Road bridge in Čimelice, Czech Republic

The road bridge in Čimelice is a stone single-arch bridge over the Čimelický potok by the Kostelní rybník, 11.8 m long, 12.6 m wide and 5.1 m high, built of quarry stone. Its supports have rounded faces with pointed caps, and the semicircular arch spans 2.5 m. Four sandstone statues of saints, 160–165 cm tall, stand on about one-metre pedestals on the parapets: St John of Nepomuk and St Adalbert on the southeast side, St Wenceslas and St Norbert on the northwest.

The bridge was built in the first half of the 18th century, and its undersized Baroque statues date from the early 18th century. They are attributed to the workshop of sculptor Jan Karel Hammer and were probably commissioned by Karel Bohumil of Bissingen or earlier by Barbora of Tanfeldu, his mother. The statues were restored in 1938–1941, 1967–1968 and after 1980; since 1985 the sandstone originals have been kept in the municipality's depository, with copies on the bridge.

The four sandstone saints on the parapets—John of Nepomuk and Adalbert on the southeast side, Wenceslaus and Norbert on the northwest—are copies; the originals have been kept in the municipality's depository since 1985. The statues are attributed to the workshop of Jan Karel Hammer and were probably commissioned by Karel Bohumil of Bissingen or his mother Barbora of Tanfeldu. Inscriptions on the pedestals give the saints' death dates, such as Wenceslaus's 28 September 929.

The bridge carries the I/4 road over the Čimelický potok next to the Kostelní rybník pond, so traffic crosses it continuously and pedestrians should use the road edge with care. The four statues stand on the parapet walls of the piers, about one metre high, with Saints John of Nepomuk and Adalbert on the southeast side and Saints Wenceslas and Norbert on the northwest side.

The four sandstone statues on the parapets are copies; the originals were moved to the municipality's depository in 1985. Each base bears a Latin inscription with the saint's name and death date, such as "OBIIT XXIII. AP: A: 1001" under St Adalbert.