Kourimský most / Bridge in Kourim (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 00.257 E 014° 58.856
33U E 498633 N 5539106
Depicted pictoresque arch stone road bridge, built after 1850, you can find in Kolínská street in town Kourim, where it passes little river Kourimka...
Waymark Code: WM8Q8V
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
Views: 125
This arch stone bridge, constructed from quarrystone from local quarries ca in 1850, was perfectly restored in the last years of the XXth century. The bridge with long drive-up ramps on both ends has three semicircular arches with a span of 6.35 m. Pillars of the bridge have oval groundplan and the masonry above them is divided by stone shins.
Length of bridge: 58 m
Height of bridge: 7 m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles and pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
small river Kouřimka (also called Vavřinecký potok)
Date constructed: ca 1850
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Kolínská street (Kolínská ulice)
Location:
town Kouřim (Central Bohemian region)
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