Solkan Bridge – Nova Gorica, Slovenia

The Solkan Bridge (Slovene: Solkanski most, Italian: Ponte di Salcano) is a 220-metre (720 ft) arch bridge over the Soča River near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 metres (279 ft), it is the second-longest stone bridge in the world and the longest stone bridge among train bridges. It was originally built in the time of the Secession, between 1900 and 1905, and officially opened in 1906. The bridge was designed by the architect Rudolf Jaussner and engineer Leopold Örley, initially with an 80 m stone arch. The bridge was built by the Viennese construction…



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