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General Information

Beginning of works: 1981
Completion: 1982
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Covered bridge
Haunched girder bridge
Function / usage: Living bridge
Material: Steel bridge

Location

Location: , ,
Crosses:
  • Ossam
Coordinates: 43° 7' 56.57" N    24° 42' 59.35" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 106 m
number of spans 6

Chronology

1929

The bridge is destroyed in a fire.

1960s

The bridge is rebuilt identically to its original structure.

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Covered Bridge (Bulgarian: Покрит мост, Pokrit most) is, as the name suggests, a covered bridge in the town of Lovech, Bulgaria. The bridge crosses the Osam River, connecting the old (Varоsha) and new town parts of Lovech, being possibly the most recognisable symbol of the town. The bridge is one of the few remaining in Europe that have shops on them. Other examples include the Krämerbrücke in Erfurt and the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.

After the bridge that then served the town was almost completely destroyed by a flood in 1872, the local police chief ordered the famous Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto to construct a new one. Ficheto personally chose the material for the wooden bridge. Each citizen of Lovech contributed to the building process, the poorer ones working themselves and the wealthier donating money and paying other workers. Building finished in 1874.

The bridge was decorated by four sculpture figures, a lion, a two-headed eagle, female bust, and a stick with a mace. The lion figure can be found on the bridge today.

The original bridge before the fire in 1925 Inside the Covered Bridge

The initial bridge had a length of 84 m and 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire on the night of 2 to 3 August 1925. A more modern bridge was constructed at its place in 1931 only to be replaced by a reconstruction of Kolyu Ficheto's design in 1981–82. The current bridge is 106 m long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Covered Bridge%2C Lovech" and modified on 23 July 2019 under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20008773
  • Published on:
    22/03/2003
  • Last updated on:
    12/04/2021
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