List of bridges in the Czech Republic

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

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Image Name Czech Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
Písek Stone Bridge Kamenný most v Písku Cultural monument 109 m (358 ft) Masonry
7 semi-circular arches, ice guards
Road bridge
Otava (river)
 1270 Písek
49°18′35.5″N 14°8′44.6″E / 49.309861°N 14.145722°E / 49.309861; 14.145722 (Písek Stone Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 1]
[E 1]
[P 1]
Charles Bridge Karlův most Historic Centre of Prague
World Heritage Site
Cultural monument		 515 m (1,690 ft) Masonry
16 arches, 3 bridge towers, ice guards
Footbridge
Former road bridge
Vltava
 1380 Prague 1
50°5′11.5″N 14°24′40.7″E / 50.086528°N 14.411306°E / 50.086528; 14.411306 (Charles Bridge)		 Prague [S 2]
[E 2]
[P 2]
[1]
Černvír Covered Bridge [cs] Dřevěný most (Černvír) Cultural monument 32 m (105 ft) Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Svratka (river)
 1718 Černvír
49°26′42.3″N 16°20′49.1″E / 49.445083°N 16.346972°E / 49.445083; 16.346972 (Černvír Covered Bridge)		 South Moravian [P 3]
Český Krumlov Castle Bridge [cs] Plášťový most Bridge castle
Historic Centre of Český Krumlov
World Heritage Site		 80 m (260 ft) Masonry
semi circular arches, 3 levels
Footbridge
Former moats
 1764 Český Krumlov
48°48′45.6″N 14°18′46.7″E / 48.812667°N 14.312972°E / 48.812667; 14.312972 (Český Krumlov Castle Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 3]
[E 3]
[2]
Stádlec Suspension Bridge Stádlecký most Span : 86 m (282 ft)
Cultural monument		 146 m (479 ft) Suspension
Chain bridge, masonry pylons
Footbridge
Lužnice (river)
 1848 Stádlec
49°22′2.3″N 14°30′52.8″E / 49.367306°N 14.514667°E / 49.367306; 14.514667 (Stádlec Suspension Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 4]
[E 4]
[P 4]
Žampach viaduct Žampašský most Highest stone bridge in the Czech Republic
Height : 41.7 m (137 ft)
Cultural monument		 109 m (358 ft) Masonry
7 semi circular arches
Railway bridge
 1900 Kamenný Přívoz
49°52′22.6″N 14°29′15.7″E / 49.872944°N 14.487694°E / 49.872944; 14.487694 (Žampach viaduct)		 Central Bohemian [S 5]
[E 5]
[P 5]
Pňovan Bridge [cs] Pňovanský most 210 m (690 ft) Truss
Steel
Pňovany-Bezdružice Railway
Mže
Hracholusky Reservoir
 1901 Pňovany–Erpužice
49°47′10.5″N 13°04′27.1″E / 49.786250°N 13.074194°E / 49.786250; 13.074194 (Černvír Covered Bridge)		 Plzeň [S 6]
Legion Bridge Most Legií Cultural monument Masonry
9 arches (7 elliptic and 2 segmental)
Road bridge
Trams in Prague
(lines 9, 12, 22, 23, 97, 98, 99)
Vltava
 1901 Prague 1–Prague 5
50°04′53.0″N 14°24′41.7″E / 50.081389°N 14.411583°E / 50.081389; 14.411583 (Legion Bridge)		 Prague [S 7]
[E 6]
[P 6]
Svatopluk Čech Bridge Čechův most Cultural monument 169 m (554 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Trams in Prague
(lines 2, 17, 22, 23, 93)
Vltava
 1908 Prague 1–Prague 7
50°05′34.9″N 14°25′01.5″E / 50.093028°N 14.417083°E / 50.093028; 14.417083 (Svatopluk Čech Bridge)		 Prague [S 8]
[E 7]
[P 7]
Jurkovičův Covered Bridge Jurkovičův most Covered bridge
Wood
Footbridge
Nové Město nad Metují Castle gardens
 1912 Nové Město nad Metují
50°20′40.8″N 16°8′57.2″E / 50.344667°N 16.149222°E / 50.344667; 16.149222 (Jurkovičův Covered Bridge)		 Hradec Králové [S 9]
[E 8]
Mánes Bridge Mánesův most Cultural monument 186 m (610 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Trams in Prague
Vltava
 1914 Prague 1
50°05′22.4″N 14°24′46.1″E / 50.089556°N 14.412806°E / 50.089556; 14.412806 (Mánes Bridge)		 Prague [S 10]
[E 9]
[P 8]
Sky Bridge 721 Nebeský most 721 World’s longest simple suspension bridge 721 m (2,365 ft) Suspension
Steel
Footbridge
 2022 Dolní Morava
50°08′56.1″N 16°50′13.1″E / 50.148917°N 16.836972°E / 50.148917; 16.836972 (Sky Bridge 721)		 Pardubice [S 11]
[3]

Major road and railway bridges

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

Image Name Czech Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Region Ref.
Žďákov Bridge Žďákovský most 380 m (1,250 ft) 543 m (1,781 ft) Arch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Silnice I/19
Vltava
 1967 Orlík nad Vltavou
49°30′15.8″N 14°11′0.6″E / 49.504389°N 14.183500°E / 49.504389; 14.183500 (Žďákov Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 12]
[E 10]
[4]
Swiss Bay Bridge [de] Most přes Švýcarskou zátoku 252 m (827 ft) 312 m (1,024 ft) Suspension
Concrete deck and pylons
30+252+30
Footbridge
Štítarský potok
Thaya
 1993 Vranov nad Dyjí
48°54′42.5″N 15°49′11.9″E / 48.911806°N 15.819972°E / 48.911806; 15.819972 (Swiss Bay Bridge)		 South Moravian [S 13]
[E 11]
Troja Bridge Trojský most (nový) 200 m (660 ft) 262 m (860 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Trams in Prague
(lines 8, 14, 17, 93, 96)
Vltava
 2013 Prague 7
50°6′44.5″N 14°26′10.7″E / 50.112361°N 14.436306°E / 50.112361; 14.436306 (Troja Bridge)		 Prague [S 14]
[5]
General Chábery Bridge [cs] Most generála Chábery 151 m (495 ft) 608 m (1,995 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
90+151+102+60
Road bridge
Silnice II/247
Elbe
 2009 Litoměřice–Lovosice
50°31′43.0″N 14°06′43.0″E / 50.528611°N 14.111944°E / 50.528611; 14.111944 (General Chábery Bridge)		 Ústí nad Labem [S 15]
Podolsko Bridge Podolský most 150 m (490 ft) 510 m (1,670 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Road bridge
Silnice I/29
Vltava
 1942 Podolsko–Temešvár
49°21′25.8″N 14°16′21.8″E / 49.357167°N 14.272722°E / 49.357167; 14.272722 (Podolsko Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 16]
[E 12]
Franz Joseph Bridge
demolished in 1947		 Most císaře Františka Josefa I. 144 m (472 ft) 237 m (778 ft) Suspension
Ordish–Lefeuvre system
Road bridge
Vltava
 1868 Prague 1–Prague 7
50°5′38.8″N 14°25′37.3″E / 50.094111°N 14.427028°E / 50.094111; 14.427028 (Franz Joseph Bridge)		 Prague [S 17]
Oparno Bridge Most Oparno 135 m (443 ft) 258 m (846 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
Twin bridges

D8 motorway
European route E55
Milešovský potok
 2010 Oparno
50°32′19.5″N 13°59′32″E / 50.538750°N 13.99222°E / 50.538750; 13.99222 (Oparno Bridge)		 Ústí nad Labem [S 18]
Vysočina Bridge [cs] Most Vysočina 134 m (440 ft) 425 m (1,394 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
80+110+134+100

D8 motorway
European route E50
European route E65
Oslava
 1978 Velké Meziříčí
49°21′38″N 16°0′54.1″E / 49.36056°N 16.015028°E / 49.36056; 16.015028 (Vysočina Bridge)		 Vysočina [S 19]
[E 13]
[6]
Bohumil Hrabal Bridge [cs] Most Bohumila Hrabala 125 m (410 ft) 208 m (682 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Silnice II/272
Elbe
 2002 Lysá nad Labem
50°10′38.1″N 14°51′18.4″E / 50.177250°N 14.855111°E / 50.177250; 14.855111 (Bohumil Hrabal Bridge)		 Central Bohemian [E 14]
Poděbrady Elbe River Bridge [cs] Dálniční most přes Labe u Poděbrad 123 m (404 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
61+123+61

D11 motorway
European route E67
Elbe
 1990 Poděbrady
50°07′06.1″N 15°09′36.0″E / 50.118361°N 15.160000°E / 50.118361; 15.160000 (Poděbrady Elbe River Bridge)		 Central Bohemian [S 20]
[E 15]
Mariánský most Mariánský most 123 m (404 ft) 329 m (1,079 ft) Cable-stayed
Steel deck, concrete pylon
Spar type
Road bridge
Elbe
 1998 Ústí nad Labem
50°39′37.3″N 14°3′12.3″E / 50.660361°N 14.053417°E / 50.660361; 14.053417 (Mariánský most)		 Ústí nad Labem [S 21]
[E 16]
Dr. Edvard Beneš Bridge [cs] Most Dr Edvarda Beneše 114 m (374 ft) Arch
Steel tied arch
Bow-string bridge
Road bridge
Silnice II/613
Elbe
 1939 Ústí nad Labem
50°39′33.1″N 14°2′49.7″E / 50.659194°N 14.047139°E / 50.659194; 14.047139 (Dr. Edvard Beneš Bridge)		 Ústí nad Labem [S 22]
Radotín Bridge [cs] Radotínský most 114 m (374 ft)(x2) 2,045 m (6,709 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete

D0 motorway
Prague Ring Road
European route E50
Vltava–Berounka
 2010 Prague 12–Zbraslav–Prague 16
49°59′3″N 14°23′56.8″E / 49.98417°N 14.399111°E / 49.98417; 14.399111 (Radotín Bridge)		 Prague [S 23]
Jordán Reservoir Bridge [cs] Harfový most (Tábor) 111 m (364 ft) 212 m (696 ft) Cable-stayed
Concrete box girder deck, concrete pylon
Road bridge
Silnice I/19
Jordán Reservoir
 1991 Tábor
49°25′37.1″N 14°39′52.3″E / 49.426972°N 14.664528°E / 49.426972; 14.664528 (Jordán Reservoir Bridge)		 South Bohemian [S 24]
[7]
Lochkov Bridge [cs] Lochkovský most 100 m (330 ft) 461 m (1,512 ft) Beam bridge
Composite steel/concrete deck
V-shaped legs

D0 motorway
Prague Ring Road
European route E50
 2010 Lochkov
50°0′9.7″N 14°20′33.1″E / 50.002694°N 14.342528°E / 50.002694; 14.342528 (Lochkov Bridge)		 Prague [S 25]

Notes and references

  • Dušan Josef. "Encyklopedii mostů v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku" [Encyclopedia of bridges in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia]. libri.cz (in Czech).
  1. ^ "Písek (Písek) - gotický silniční most".
  2. ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Karlův most".
  3. ^ "Český Krumlov (Český Krumlov) - zámecké mosty".
  4. ^ "Stádlec (Tábor) - visutý řetězový silniční most".
  5. ^ "Žampach (Praha-západ) - železniční most".
  6. ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Most Legií".
  7. ^ "Praha (Praha 1/Praha 7) - Čechův most".
  8. ^ "Nové Město nad Metují (Náchod) - krytá zámecká lávka pro pěší".
  9. ^ "Praha (Praha 1) - Mánesův most".
  10. ^ "Žďákov (Písek) - silniční most".
  11. ^ "Vranovská Přehrada- Švýcarská Zátoka (Znojmo) - lávka pro pěší".
  12. ^ "Podolsko (Písek) - silniční most".
  13. ^ "Velké Meziříčí (Žďár nad Sázavou) - silniční most Vysočina".
  14. ^ "Litol (Nymburk) - nový silniční most".
  15. ^ "Poděbrady (Nymburk) - silniční most".
  16. ^ "Ústí nad Labem (Ústí nad Labem) - Mariánský most".
  1. ^ "Kamenný most".
  2. ^ "Karlův most".
  3. ^ "Dřevěný most".
  4. ^ "Řetězový most".
  5. ^ "Železniční most Žampach".
  6. ^ "Most Legií".
  7. ^ "Most Svatopluka Čecha".
  8. ^ "Mánesův most".
  1. ^ "Písek Stone Bridge".
  2. ^ "Charles Bridge".
  3. ^ "Cloak Bridge".
  4. ^ "Stádlec Chain Bridge".
  5. ^ "Žampach Railroad Viaduct".
  6. ^ "Pňovany Viaduct".
  7. ^ "Legion Bridge".
  8. ^ "Čechův Bridge".
  9. ^ "Nove Mesto nad Metuji Bridge".
  10. ^ "Mánes Bridge".
  11. ^ "Sky Bridge 721".
  12. ^ "Žďákov Bridge".
  13. ^ "Swiss Bay Bridge".
  14. ^ "Trója Bridge".
  15. ^ "Prosmyky Bridge".
  16. ^ "Podolsko Bridge".
  17. ^ "Bridge over the Moldau".
  18. ^ "Oparno D8 Motorway Bridge".
  19. ^ "Vysočina Bridge (D1)".
  20. ^ "Podebrady Elbe River Bridge (D11)".
  21. ^ "Mariansky Bridge".
  22. ^ "Edvard Benes Bridge".
  23. ^ "Radotín R1 Viaduct".
  24. ^ "Jordan Pond Bridge".
  25. ^ "Lochkov R1 Motorway Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Historic Centre of Prague". Whc.unesco.org.
  2. ^ "Historic Centre of Český Krumlov". Whc.unesco.org.
  3. ^ "World's longest suspension bridge opens in the Czech Republic". english.radio.cz. 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Čtyřicet let Žďákovského mostu". casopisstavebnictvi.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 July 2018.
  5. ^ Dalibor Gregora, Vladimír Janataa, Ladislav Šašek, Petr Nehasil, Robert Brož. "New Troja Bridge in Prague – Concept and Structural Analysis of Steel Parts" (PDF). people.fsv.cvut.cz. Steel Structures and Bridges 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Pechar, Jiři (February 1978). "New highway bridge in Velké Meziřiči (CSSR)". IABSE Structures - International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering. Vol. 2, No 3. p. 20. doi:10.5169/seals-15092. ISSN 0377-7286. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Most přes Jordán, Tábor". smp.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 7 August 2019.

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Further reading

  • Prade, Marcel (1990). Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 399. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.