Labský most, Road bridge in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
Labský most is a road bridge spanning the Elbe River in Hradec Králové, built from reinforced concrete as a three-span structure. The bridge carries vehicles and pedestrians across the river with separate traffic lanes divided by a central barrier.
The bridge opened in 1974 as part of the city's outer road circuit to improve traffic flow. It was designed to connect different districts on both sides of the river and handle increasing urban transportation needs.
The bridge's designer was Ing. Jiří Hejnic. It was built in 1972–1974 by workers of the Hradec Králové branch of Stavby silnic a železnic, the same enterprise that built the Orlický most. Its names changed: first Nový most na II. silničním okruhu, then most Antonína Zápotockého, and since 1994 Labský most.
The bridge carries the four-lane Gočár Ring road (I/31) and connects Resslova and M. D. Rettigové streets on the west bank with Pilnáčkova street on the east, where the Labský most public transport stop is located. About 130 metres downstream stands the Lávka u Aldisu foot and cycle bridge.
The bridge rests on 96 raked piles, each 52 cm in diameter, driven at an angle into the riverbed. The 78-metre span is only 28 metres wide, and about 130 metres downstream stands the Lávka u Aldisu footbridge.
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