Stone bridge in Putim, Road bridge in Putim, Czech Republic.
The stone bridge in Putim spans a millrace diverted from the Blanice River, not the Otava. Built from roughly hewn stone blocks pointed with concrete, it has three segmental arches with a span of six metres, carried by two rounded central piers and two abutments. The bridge is 24.9 metres long and 6 metres wide, with plastered parapet walls capped by granite slabs and a roadway paved with granite setts since 2003.
The stone bridge in Putim was built between 1882 and 1884 on the site of an earlier wooden bridge over a millrace drawn from the Blanice River. In August 2002 the flood submerged it some 50 cm above the parapet and damaged it; repairs followed in 2003 with a 550,000 CZK grant from the South Bohemian Region. A stone with the village coat of arms and a flood mark dated 2002 stands before the bridge.
The bridge crosses a millrace diverted from the Blanice, not the main river; the channel was created by regulating the river in 1922–1926. A stone before the bridge, carved with the village emblem and a water-level mark dated 2002, recalls the August 2002 flood, when water stood about 50 cm above the parapet.
The bridge serves daily traffic as a direct road crossing, accessible to both pedestrians and vehicles without requiring detours. Visitors can walk or drive across freely as part of exploring the area around Putim.
The bridge crosses a millrace diverted from the Blanice, not the Otava. A stone before the bridge bears the village emblem and a water-level mark dated 2002, when the flood rose about 50 cm above the parapet; the bridge was repaired in 2003 with a 550,000 CZK grant from the South Bohemian Region.
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