List of bridges in Kosovo
This list of bridges in Kosovo lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
[edit]| Name | Albanian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | District | Ref. | ||
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1 | Terzijski Bridge | Ura e Terzive | Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo | 190 m (620 ft) | Masonry 11 semi-circular arches |
15th century | Bishtazhin 42°21′33.0″N 20°30′34.5″E / 42.359167°N 20.509583°E |
Gjakova | [1] | |
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2 | Stone Bridge, Vushtrri | Ura e Vjetër e Gurit | Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo | 135 m (443 ft) | Masonry 9 arches (5 pointed and 4 semi-circular arches) |
15th century | Vushtrri 42°49′24.0″N 20°57′36.1″E / 42.823333°N 20.960028°E |
Mitrovica | [2] [3] | |
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3 | Old Stone Bridge, Prizren | Ura e vjetër e gurit | Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo | Masonry 3 semi-circular arches |
16th century | Prizren 42°12′34.4″N 20°44′26.2″E / 42.209556°N 20.740611°E |
Prizren | [4] [5] | ||
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4 | Fshajt Bridge | Ura e Fshejtë | Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo | 70 m (230 ft) | Arch Concrete deck arch |
Road bridge White Drin Canyon |
18th century | Fshajt 42°21′09.7″N 20°32′27.8″E / 42.352694°N 20.541056°E |
Gjakova | [6] |
Major road and railway bridges
[edit]This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
| Name | Albanian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses |
Opened | Location | District | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | Gazivode Bridge | Ura e Gazivodës | 219 m (719 ft) | 323 m (1,060 ft) | Arch Steel through arch |
1989 | Brnjak–Vitkoviće 42°58′09.9″N 20°32′19.3″E / 42.969417°N 20.538694°E |
Mitrovica Serbia |
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Терзијски мост" [Terzijski Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "The Stone Bridge, Vushtrri, Kosovo - Preliminary technical assessment of the architectural and archaeological heritage in south east europe" (PDF). Coe.int. The Center for Cultural Heritage, Mitrovic. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.
- ^ "Војиновића мост у Вучитрну" [Vojinovića bridge in Vučitrn]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Стари камени мост" [Old Stone Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Prizren through the retro-visor - comparison of old/new images of Prizren" (PDF). Chwbkosovo.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Ura e Fshajt -legjenda për urën e besës dhe fjalës së dhënë" [Ura e Fshajt - the legend about the bridge of faith and the word given]. Epokaere.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Prade, Marcel (1990). "Yougoslavie". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe [Remarkable Bridges and Viaducts of Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 425. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.720
- ^ "Road bridge over the impounded lake Gazivode". Mostogradnja.rs. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Serbia". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. pp. 687–746. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
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