List of bridges in Kosovo

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This list of bridges in Kosovo lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameAlbanianDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationDistrictRef.
Die Schneiderbrucke (Ura e Terzive) uber den Fluss Erenik, Kosovo - panoramio.jpg 1 Terzijski Bridge Ura e TerziveCultural Heritage site of Kosovo190 m (620 ft) Masonry
11 semi-circular arches
15th century Bishtazhin
42°21′33.0″N20°30′34.5″E / 42.359167°N 20.509583°E / 42.359167; 20.509583 (Terzijski Bridge)
Gjakova [1]
Ura e Vjeter e Gurit ne Vushtrri.jpg 2 Stone Bridge, Vushtrri Ura e Vjetër e GuritCultural Heritage site of Kosovo135 m (443 ft) Masonry
9 arches (5 pointed and 4 semi-circular arches)
15th century Vushtrri
42°49′24.0″N20°57′36.1″E / 42.823333°N 20.960028°E / 42.823333; 20.960028 (Stone Bridge, Vushtrri)
Mitrovica [2]
[3]
Prizren-Kosova 01.jpg 3 Old Stone Bridge, Prizren Ura e vjetër e guritCultural Heritage site of Kosovo Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
16th century Prizren
42°12′34.4″N20°44′26.2″E / 42.209556°N 20.740611°E / 42.209556; 20.740611 (Old Stone Bridge, Prizren)
Prizren [4]
[5]
Ura e Fshajt DSC06896.JPG 4 Fshajt Bridge Ura e FshejtëCultural Heritage site of Kosovo70 m (230 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
White Drin Canyon
18th century Fshajt
42°21′09.7″N20°32′27.8″E / 42.352694°N 20.541056°E / 42.352694; 20.541056 (Fshajt Bridge)
Gjakova [6]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

NameAlbanianSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationDistrictRef.
Brnjak Bridge.jpg 1 Gazivode Bridge Ura e Gazivodës219 m (719 ft)323 m (1,060 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
1989 Brnjak Vitkoviće
42°58′09.9″N20°32′19.3″E / 42.969417°N 20.538694°E / 42.969417; 20.538694 (Gazivode Bridge)
Mitrovica
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
[7]
[8]
[9]

See also

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References

  1. "Терзијски мост" [Terzijski Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "The Stone Bridge, Vushtrri, Kosovo - Preliminary technical assessment of the architectural and archaeological heritage in south east europe" (PDF). Coe.int. The Center for Cultural Heritage, Mitrovic. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.
  3. "Војиновића мост у Вучитрну" [Vojinovića bridge in Vučitrn]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. "Стари камени мост" [Old Stone Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. "Prizren through the retro-visor - comparison of old/new images of Prizren" (PDF). Chwbkosovo.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. "Ura e Fshajt -legjenda për urën e besës dhe fjalës së dhënë" [Ura e Fshajt - the legend about the bridge of faith and the word given]. Epokaere.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. Prade, Marcel (1990). "Yougoslavie". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe[Remarkable Bridges and Viaducts of Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 425. ISBN   2-902170-65-3.
  8. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.720
  9. "Road bridge over the impounded lake Gazivode". Mostogradnja.rs. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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