Railroad Bridge - Rataje nad Sázavou, Czech Republic
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vraatja
N 49° 50.745 E 014° 56.845
33U E 496219 N 5521482
A railway bridge over the Sázava river from 1899 with span about 72 meters (240 ft)
Waymark Code: WMC8Y1
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 08/09/2011
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The truss railropad bridge was constructed more then 100 years ago - in 1899 - during railroad construction from Kolín to Cercany. In small town, Rataje nad Sázavou, the railroad had to get over Sázava river. Immediately behind the river a new tunel had to be dug. The truss bridge ranks among the railroaf bridges with longest span in the Czech Republic. The distance between abutmnents is 72.6 meters, i.e. 240 fts.
Bridge Type: Truss
Bridge Usage: Railroad
Moving Bridge: This bridge is static (has no moving pieces)
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