List of bridges in Slovenia

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This list of bridges in Slovenia 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

NameSloveneDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationRegionRef.
Road bridge over Soca river.jpg 1 Napoleon Bridge  [ sl ]Napoleonov most Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
Road bridge
Soča
1750 Kobarid
46°14′53.9″N13°35′10.3″E / 46.248306°N 13.586194°E / 46.248306; 13.586194 (Napoleon Bridge)
Gorizia [1]
Tromostovje from below.jpg 2 Triple Bridge TromostovjeDesigned by Jože Plečnik
World Heritage Logo global.svg World Heritage Site
National monument
Masonry
2 segmental arches
Arch
Concrete deck arch
Footbridge
Ljubljanica
1842 Ljubljana
46°03′04.0″N14°30′22.4″E / 46.051111°N 14.506222°E / 46.051111; 14.506222 (Triple Bridge)
Central Slovenia [S 1]
[2]
[3]
Borovnica viaduct by Varoni.jpg 3 Borovnica Viaduct Borovniški viadukt561 m (1,841 ft) Masonry
2 levels, 22 and 25 semi-circular arches
Austrian Southern Railway
Borovnica Valley
1856 Borovnica
45°55′09.5″N14°21′52.8″E / 45.919306°N 14.364667°E / 45.919306; 14.364667 (Borovnica Viaduct)
Central Slovenia [4]
[5]
Hradeckega Most (Ljubljana).jpg 4 Hradecky Bridge Hradeckega mostOne of the first hinged arch bridges
Registered heritage
33 m (108 ft) Arch
Cast iron deck arch
1867 Ljubljana
46°02′39.9″N14°30′20.7″E / 46.044417°N 14.505750°E / 46.044417; 14.505750 (Hradecky Bridge)
Central Slovenia [S 2]
[6]
[7]
Dragon Bridge in Ljubljana.jpg 5 Dragon Bridge Zmajski mostDesigned by Josef Melan 33 m (108 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Ljubljanica
1901 Ljubljana
46°03′07.1″N14°30′37.4″E / 46.051972°N 14.510389°E / 46.051972; 14.510389 (Dragon Bridge)
Central Slovenia [S 3]
[8]
[9]
Solkan bridges.jpg 6 Solkan Bridge Solkanski mostOne of the largest stone bridge span when inaugurated
Span : 85 m (279 ft)
220 m (720 ft) Masonry
1 main semi-circular arch
1906 Nova Gorica
45°58′43.6″N13°39′06.6″E / 45.978778°N 13.651833°E / 45.978778; 13.651833 (Solkan Bridge)
Gorizia [S 4]
[10]
[11]
[12]
Old Bridge, Maribor (June 2013).jpg 7 Old Bridge (Maribor) Stari most Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Drava
1912 Maribor
46°33′20.8″N15°38′45.4″E / 46.555778°N 15.645944°E / 46.555778; 15.645944 (Old Bridge (Maribor))
Drava [13]
[14]

Major road and railway bridges

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

NameSloveneSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationRegionRef.
Crnikal.jpg 1 Črni Kal Viaduct Viadukt Črni Kal141 m (463 ft)(x3)1,065 m (3,494 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
60+121+3x141+121+75
Avtocesta A1.svg
A1 motorway
Osp Valley
2004 Črni Kal
45°33′20.7″N13°52′11.3″E / 45.555750°N 13.869806°E / 45.555750; 13.869806 (Črni Kal Viaduct)
Coastal–Karst [S 5]
[15]
[16]
Viadukt Moste.JPG 2 Moste Viaduct Viadukt Moste132 m (433 ft)(x2)444 m (1,457 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
88+2x132+88
Moste
46°24′27.4″N14°07′34.4″E / 46.407611°N 14.126222°E / 46.407611; 14.126222 (Moste Viaduct)
Upper Carniola [17]
[18]
3 Petelinjek Viaduct Viadukt Petelinjek130 m (430 ft)(x3)630 m (2,070 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
90+3x130+90
Blagovica
46°10′34.6″N14°49′29.4″E / 46.176278°N 14.824833°E / 46.176278; 14.824833 (Petelinjek Viaduct)
Central Slovenia [19]
4 Maribor Motorway Bridge Avtocestni most preko Drave125 m (410 ft)(x2)765 m (2,510 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
2x(75+125+75)
Avtocesta A1.svg
A1 motorway
European route E59
Drava
Kanal HE Zlatoličje
2009 Maribor
46°33′12.7″N15°41′24.7″E / 46.553528°N 15.690194°E / 46.553528; 15.690194 (Maribor Motorway Bridge)
Drava [20]
[21]
5 Koroški Bridge  [ sl ]Koroški most110 m (360 ft)237 m (778 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
71+110+56
G1-1 road
Drava
1996 Maribor
46°33′36.4″N15°37′35.7″E / 46.560111°N 15.626583°E / 46.560111; 15.626583 (Koroški Bridge)
Drava [S 6]
[22]
[23]
[24]
6 Peračica Viaduct Viadukt Peračica110 m (360 ft)(x2)370 m (1,210 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
75+2x110+75
2007
2011
Ljubno
46°19′10.8″N14°14′28.1″E / 46.319667°N 14.241139°E / 46.319667; 14.241139 (Peračica Viaduct)
Upper Carniola [25]
[26]
Sabotin 21.4.2006 063.jpg 7 Solkan Road Bridge  [ sl ]Solkanski most102 m (335 ft)238 m (781 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Soča
1985 Nova Gorica
45°58′34.3″N13°38′51.9″E / 45.976194°N 13.647750°E / 45.976194; 13.647750 (Solkan Road Bridge)
Gorizia [S 7]
Pogled na Titov most - panoramio.jpg 8 Tito Bridge (Maribor)  [ sl ]Titov most100 m (330 ft)(x3) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
50+100+50
Road bridge
Drava
1963 Maribor
46°33′20.6″N15°39′02.6″E / 46.555722°N 15.650722°E / 46.555722; 15.650722 (Tito Bridge (Maribor))
Drava [20]
PtujskoJezero1.JPG 9 Puch Bridge Puhov most100 m (330 ft)(x3)433 m (1,421 ft) Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 3 concrete pylons
65+3x100+65
G1-2 road
Drava
2007 Ptuj
46°24′46.1″N15°52′41.7″E / 46.412806°N 15.878250°E / 46.412806; 15.878250 (Puch Bridge)
Drava [S 8]
[27]
[20]

Alphabetical list

Notes and references

  1. "Napoleon Bridge near Kobarid". Slovenia.info. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
  2. "The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. "Ljubljana - Tromostovje". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. Humar, 2001, p.125
  5. "Borovnica - Ostanki borovniškega viadukta". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. Humar, 2001, p.126
  7. "Ljubljana - Hradeckega most". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. Humar, 2001, p.124
  9. "Ljubljana - Zmajski most". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. Molins, C.; Roca, P.; Casas, J. Structural analysis of a large span masonry arch bridge under railway loads (PDF). 5th International Conference on Arch Bridges. Fuzhou University. p. 585-592. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  11. Humar, 2001, p.122
  12. "Solkan - Železniški most". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  13. "Stari most (nekdanji Državni most)" [Stari Most (former State Bridge)]. Mariborinfo.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. "Maribor - Stari most". Eid.gov.si - Ministrstvo za kulturo - Republika Slovenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  15. Pipenbaher, Marjan (May 2004). "Design and construction of Viaduct Črni Kal". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 97–124. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  16. "Viaduct Črni Kal". Ponting.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  17. "avtocesta Predor Karavanke - Bregana : odsek Hrušica" [Predor Karavanke - Bregana highway: Hrušica section](PDF). Dars.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  18. Pivk, Maksimiljan (1991). "Viadukt Moste". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 110–111. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  19. Završki, Marko (March 2004). "Design and construction of the Viaduct Petelinjek". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 45–68. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  20. 1 2 3 Markelj, Viktor (March 2011). "Bridges over Drava River". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 68–77. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  21. Bridges in Slovenia, p.28
  22. Pipenbaher, Marjan (1995). "The structural and architectural concept of the «Koroški most» in Maribor". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 185–195. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. Skrinar, Jaž; Štrukelj, Andrej (1995). "Measurements of the dynamic characteristics of the new Koroška Bridge in Maribor". In Inženirjev Inženirske Zbornice Slovenije (ed.). Gradbeni vestnik [Construction Bulletin](PDF). pp. 145–151. ISSN   0017-2774.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  24. "Koroški most". Ponting.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  25. "Viadukt Peračica - sever". Ponting.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  26. "Viadukt Peračica - jug". Ponting.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  27. "Puhov most čez Dravo na Ptuju". Ponting.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 November 2022.

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