Klášterní most / Convent bridge - Milevsko (South Bohemia)
N 49° 27.390 E 014° 22.001
33U E 454102 N 5478397
Depicted small stone two-arch bridge spans Milevský potok (Milevsko stream) near the complex of the Premonstratensian convent in Milevsko.
Waymark Code: WM12HAH
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2020
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Depicted small stone two-arch bridge spans Milevský potok (Milevsko stream) near the complex of the Premonstratensian convent in Milevsko.
The road to the Milevsko convent led over a wooden bridge, but it was not restored after the dam collapse of the Milevsko pond during the flood in 1840. A new stone bridge over the Milevský stream, with two arches and a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk, was completed in June 1857. This statue was transferred from the original bridge. Against the statue of St. John stands a cast iron Crucifixion, the erection of which was paid for from public collections. The bridge is 20 m long and 6 m wide. Above the apexes of relatively flat arches are stone grooves draining the bridge deck.
Length of bridge: 20 m
Height of bridge: 6 m
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: pedestrians and motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Milevský potok / Milevsko stream
Date constructed: 1857
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: U Bažantnice street
Location:
Milevskko, Písek district, South Bohemia, Czechia
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