The Črni Kal Viaduct () is the longest and the highest

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. It is located on the A1 motorway above the Osp Valley near the village of Gabrovica, about east of

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. It is named after the village of

Črni Kal Črni Kal (; ) is a village in southwestern Slovenia in the City Municipality of Koper. It is best known today for the Črni Kal Viaduct, the longest and the highest viaduct in Slovenia. Name The name ''Črni Kal'' literally means 'black pond', b ...

. The viaduct is long and is mounted on 11

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d columns (its distinguishing feature), the highest reaching . The viaduct was designed by Janez Koželj and Marjan Pipenbaher, who was also its constructor. The construction work began in 2001 and the viaduct was opened for traffic on 23 September 2004. When almost completed in May 2004, it served as a stage of the

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race.

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