Solkan Bridge

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Solkan Bridge is a historic stone arch railway bridge in Slovenia, renowned for having the world's longest stone arch span.

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Solkan Bridge canonical 4
Solkanski most 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arch bridge
railway bridge
stone arch bridge
alsoKnownAs Ponte di Salcano
Solkan Bridge
surface form: Solkanski most
constructionEndDate 1905
constructionStartDate 1904
country Slovenia
crosses Soča River
damagedDuring World War I
designedBy Leopold Oerley
engineer Rudolf Jaussner NERFINISHED
hasArchSpanLength 85 metres
approximately 279 feet
hasConstructionTechnique ashlar masonry
hasMainSpanType stone arch
hasNumberOfSpans 11
hasPiersInWater false
hasStructureType single-span stone arch main span
hasWorldRecord longest stone arch span railway bridge
heightAboveRiver approximately 36 metres
heritageStatus protected cultural monument of national importance in Slovenia
isOnRoute Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway line
surface form: Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway route
length approximately 220 metres
locatedIn Province of Gorizia
surface form: Gorizia region

Slovenian Littoral
Solkan
locatedNear Nova Gorica
mainArchCount 1
materialUsed stone
nearBorderWith Italy
notableFor having the world’s longest stone arch span for a railway bridge
largest stone railway bridge arch in the world
numberOfArches 5
opened 1906
owner Slovenske železnice
surface form: Slovenian Railways
partOf Jesenice–Nova Gorica railway line
surface form: Nova Gorica–Jesenice railway line
railwayLine Simplon railway line
surface form: Transalpine Railway
rebuilt after World War I
rebuiltBy Italian authorities
region Municipality of Nova Gorica
riverBasin Soča Valley
surface form: Soča basin
touristAttraction true
usedBy railway traffic
usedFor freight rail transport
passenger rail transport

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Nova Gorica hasNearbyAttraction Solkan Bridge
Solkan hasPart Solkan Bridge
Solkan knownFor Solkan Bridge
Solkan hasHeritageSite Solkan Bridge
Solkan Bridge alsoKnownAs Solkan Bridge
this entity surface form: Solkanski most