The Črni Kal Viaduct is the longest and highest viaduct

Viaduct

A viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...

 in Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It is located on the A1 motorway

A1 motorway (Slovenia)

The A1 motorway is 236,1 km long, connecting Šentilj and Koper/Capodistria . It passes several important Slovenian cities, including Maribor, Celje and Ljubljana all the way to the Slovenian Littoral and Koper, with its important port.Construction began in 1970 and the first section was...

 above the Osp Valley near the village of Gabrovica, about 20 km east of Koper. Its name means "Black Dale" in Slovene, after the depression it crosses.

The viaduct is 1065 metres long and is mounted on 11 columns, the highest reaching 87.5 m. Construction work began in 2001 and the viaduct was opened for traffic on September 23, 2004. When almost completed in May 2004, it also served as a stage of the Giro d'Italia

2004 Giro d'Italia

The 2004 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 87th running of the race, was held from 8 May to 30 May 2004, consisting of 21 stages for a total of 3,420 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.565 km/h. It was won by Damiano Cunego...

race.