A replacement rail bridge in the southern Czech city of Tábor will be a close copy of the historic original with an additional suspended pedestrian crossing.
The single-track bridge over the Lužnice River dates back to 1905, when it carried the first electrified railway in what was then Austro-Hungary.
Visualisation of the bridge over the Lužnice River at Tábor, Czechia. Credit: Správa železnic
The new bridge will be 174 long and 24m high. Správa železnic’s chosen contractors Firesta-Fišer will lay the rail tracks on a gravel bed, which will reduce noise and allow trains to run at full speed.
Work is starting on the rail bridge over the Lužnice River in February and the crossing will be closed from July to the end of November, with a planned opening date in December.
The US$14.6 million project will be funded by the state.