General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Vaulted arch bridge |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Prague, Czechia |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Replaces: |
Judith Bridge (1170)
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| Coordinates: | 50° 5' 11" N 14° 24' 43" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 23.38 m | |
| total length | 515.76 m | |
| span lengths | 16.62 - 23.38 m | |
| number of arches | 16 | |
| deck | deck width | 10 m |
Materials
| piers |
stone
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|---|---|
| arches |
stone
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Chronology
| 1432 | Bridge severely damaged in flood. |
|---|
Participants
Initial construction (1357-1380)
Architecture
- Peter Parler (architect)
Restoration (2005)
Material supplier
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2008): A 650 ans, le pont Charles de Prague retrouve une nouvelle jeunesse. In: Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment, n. 5477 (14 November 2008), pp. 338.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 32-33.
- (2002): Bridges that Changed the World. Prestel, Munich (Germany), pp. 42-43.
- (1956): Brücken. Karl Robert Langewiesche Verlag, Königstein im Taunus (Germany), pp. 60-61.
- (1994): Brücken / Bridges. Ästhetik und Gestaltung / Aesthetics and Design. 4th edition, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart (Germany), pp. 75-76.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000473 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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