The Stampetta Bridge ( sl, Štampetov most, german: Stampetta-Viaduct) is a railroad viaduct south of Vrhnika, Slovenia. It is named after the engineer that built it.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 9543 Stampetta Bridge Slovenia 2

The Stampetta Bridge is originally a brick and stone structure that was built in 1856 as part of the

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. During the Second World War, the bridge was badly damaged. It was first damaged in 1941, but repaired by the

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. Sabotage attacks were later carried out by

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forces in October 1943, June 1944, and September 1944 in order to disrupt German supply lines. The bridge was repaired from 1945 to 1946. During the Yugoslav era, the Railway Workers Hiking Club (''Planinsko društvo Železničar'') of Ljubljana held an annual walk across the Stampetta Bridge. Today the bridge also spans the A1 Freeway, where it is categorized as a tunnel.Seznam predorov na avtocestah in hitrih cestah ter njihove dejanske dolžine. (List of Freeway and Expressway Tunnels and Their Actual Lengths).
During construction of the freeway, part of the bridge was altered; an additional two arches were added to the original seven arches.

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Stampetta Bridge on Geopedia
{{Vrhnika Viaducts in Slovenia Railway bridges in Slovenia Arch bridges in Slovenia Bridges completed in 1856 Municipality of Vrhnika Buildings and structures in Inner Carniola