The Žďákov Bridge is a steel
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...
that spans the
Vltava
The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...
between
Orlík nad Vltavou
Orlík nad Vltavou is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It is known for the Orlík Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.
Administrative divi ...
and
Kostelec nad Vltavou in
Písek District
Písek District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Písek.
Administrative division
Písek District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. At the time of its completion in 1967, it was the longest
arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its structural load, loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either si ...
in Czechoslovakia and the supported arch bridge with the
longest span in the world.
It is situated on the road between
Tábor
Tábor (; ) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the second most populated town in the region. The town was founded by the Hussites in 1420. The historic town centre is well pres ...
and
Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...
, near Orlík nad Vltavou. The total length of the bridge is , including approach spans. The main span is .
Construction of the bridge was started simultaneously with the construction of
Orlík Dam in 1957. The price of the bridge was 71 million
CSK and was completed in 1967. It was named after the nearby village, flooded during the construction of the Orlík Dam. In 2001 the bridge was awarded as Bridge of the Century in the category of steel road bridges by Czech engineers during the Mosty 2001 symposium.
See also
*
List of longest arch bridge spans
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main Span (architecture), span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering compl ...
References
External links
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Žďákovský Bridgein HighestBridges.com database
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Deck arch bridges
Bridges completed in 1967
Bridges over the Vltava
Steel bridges
Písek District
1967 establishments in Czechoslovakia