He won’t break down. The bridge, on the other hand, gets another track
His fate was quite tense. We are talking about the railway bridge between Smíchov and Výtoní. In the past, his demolition was even considered out loud.
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Railway bridge on Vyton.
| Photo: Diary / Eva Kořínková
The most important traffic bridge under Vyšehrad is in a desolate state. But in the end, she won’t break down. In March, the railway administration will announce an architectural competition for its reconstruction.
There will also be a stop
The repair is also to cover the bridgehead, a new stop is planned on the Výtoň side. The bridge will be newly three-track. “We anticipate that the competition will be announced in March this year. Let’s add together with the announcement, “said spokeswoman Radka Pistoriusová.
In the past, SŽ considered removing the bridge and building a new one, so it wanted to accept the monument protection of the building. However, the Ministry of Culture has decided that it will remain a monument.
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Adam Scheinherr (Prague Sobě), a square for transport in Prague, has long been used to preserve the bridge. He said that the conservationists had already agreed that the construction would be extended by a third track, on the north side. According to him, they also approved a plan to create a new railway station on Výtoň with a transfer to public transport.
Is there a risk of collapse?
In the past, several variants of solving the catastrophic state of the structure appeared. Among them was, among other things, a proposal for demolition. Expert Ivan Pomykáček warned that the bridge was in danger of collapsing.
Its poor condition is also due to significantly larger traffic than what was expected in 1900, when construction began. “Traffic constructions are built for a hundred years, then they are on the verge of longevity, which was confirmed here as well,” said Pomykáček,
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Other variants in the past were the construction of a new bridge for trains and cars, the construction of a replica or the laying of a new structure on the current pillars.
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