Lake Polyfytos Bridge

Servia High Bridge
Υψηλή Γέφυρα Σερβίων
The bridge over the artificial Lake Polyfyto of Haliacmon river
Coordinates40°13′58″N 21°58′26″E / 40.23278°N 21.97389°E / 40.23278; 21.97389
CarriesGR-3/E65 (Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Kozani - Florina)
CrossesLake Polyfyto
LocaleKozani regional unit, Greece
OwnerGovernment of Greece
Characteristics
DesignCantilever bridge by Riccardo Morandi
Total length1,372 meters (4,501 ft)
Width13.5 meters (44 ft)
History
Constructed byjoint venture Xekte SA–Skapaneus SA.
Opened6 November 1976; 47 years ago (1976-11-06)
Location
Map

The Servia High Bridge (Greek: Υψηλή Γέφυρα Σερβίων, romanizedYpsili Gefyra Servion) is one of the longest bridges in Greece, with a length of 1,372 m.[1] Construction began in 1972 along with the artificial lake and was completed in 1975.

Designed by Riccardo Morandi, was constructed from a joint venture Xekte SA–Skapaneus SA.[2]

The bridge is a part of the GR-3/E65 (Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Kozani - Florina) and is located 15 km southeast of the city of Kozani and 5 km northwest of Servia. It is one of the two bridges of the lake; the other is the Rymnios Bridge to the southwest near Aiani and is smaller, with 615 m length.

  1. ^ "Νομός Κοζάνης / Τεχνητή Λίμνη Πολυφύτου". Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  2. ^ "Handbook of International Bridge Engineering"
    Edited by Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan
    2013 - CRC Press - ISBN 9781439810293
    page 520: 12.3.6.2.2 Servia Bridge