Nusle Bridge

Nusle Bridge
Nusle Bridge with Corinthia Towers hotel
Coordinates50°03′57″N 14°25′50″E / 50.065844°N 14.430483°E / 50.065844; 14.430483
Carries6 lanes of roadway, 2 tracks of Prague Metro Line C, pedestrians
CrossesNusle Valley
LocalePrague
Official nameNuselský most
Characteristics
Designprestressed concrete hollow box haunched cantilever bridge
Total length485 metres (1,591 ft)
Width26.5 metres (87 ft)
Longest span115.5 metres (379 ft)
Clearance below42.5 metres (139 ft)
History
Construction start1967
Opened22 February 1973
Location
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Nusle Bridge (Czech: Nuselský most) is a prestressed concrete viaduct in Prague, Czech Republic. It connects Prague 2 and Prague 4, across a valley which forms part of the Nusle district. The bridge is one of the longest in the country and carries two footpaths, a multi-lane road and part of the city's metro network.

The bridge links the city center to its south-eastern districts such as Pankrác, and joins the D1 motorway leading to Brno. It is crucial to Prague's transportation network, since almost all north-south traffic flows across it.[1] Below the six-lane highway on the surface, lies part of Prague Metro Line C between I.P. Pavlova and Vyšehrad stations.

  1. ^ Cameron, Rob (7 November 2003). "Nusle Bridge: Concrete Giant Which Fell Victim to Politics of Cold War". Insight Central Europe. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2008.