Nusle Bridge
Encyclopedia
Nusle Bridge is a concrete viaduct
in Prague
, passing over the district of Nusle
in Prague 4
. It spans the Nusle Valley and connects the Pankrác
district and south-eastern parts of the city, as well as the D1 motorway with the central part of the city. Below the six-lane highway on the surface, the section of Prague Metro
Line C
between I.P. Pavlova and Vyšehrad
stations runs inside the bridge. Construction began in 1967, and it opened on February 22, 1973.
The bridge is crucially important to Prague's transportation network, since all north south traffic flows across its span. The bridge also has a darker side, garnering the nickname "Suicide bridge
" due to the number of suicides and attempted suicides since its completion. To prevent further suicides, the city erected tall chain link fence railings along the sidewalks in 1997. In 2007, the fencing was topped off with a 3 foot (0.9144 m) of polished metal to make it impossible to climb.
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 Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, passing over the district of Nusle
Nusle
Nusle is a district of Prague, created in 1922). Part of Nusle is in Prague 2 while most is in Prague 4. Nusle are located south of the city centre in Nuselské údolí on the Botič brook. There are interesting a rustically building of Nusle Town Hall from the year 1908, and a late old Nusle brewery...
in Prague 4
Prague 4
Prague 4, formally the Prague 4 Municipal District , is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative district of the same name constists of municipal districts Prague 4 and Kunratice....
. It spans the Nusle Valley and connects the Pankrác
Pankrác
Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the right bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 district as a deal of Nusle quarter. The name derives from the local baroque initially very old church of St Pancras, which is...
district and south-eastern parts of the city, as well as the D1 motorway with the central part of the city. Below the six-lane highway on the surface, the section of Prague Metro
Prague Metro
The Prague Metro is a subway, underground public transportation network in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the fastest means of transportation around the city and serves about one and a half million passengers a day, which makes it the seventh busiest metro system in Europe and the most-used in the...
Line C
Line C (Prague Metro)
Line C is a line on the Prague Metro. It crosses the right-bank half of the city center in the north-south directions and turns to the east at both ends of the line. It is the system's oldest and most used line, being opened in 1974 and transporting roughly 26,900 persons per hour in the peak. The...
between I.P. Pavlova and Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad (Prague metro)
Vyšehrad is a Prague Metro station on Line C.The station was opened on 9 May 1974. The station serves Vyšehrad and was formerly known as Gottwaldova....
stations runs inside the bridge. Construction began in 1967, and it opened on February 22, 1973.
The bridge is crucially important to Prague's transportation network, since all north south traffic flows across its span. The bridge also has a darker side, garnering the nickname "Suicide bridge
Suicide bridge
A suicide bridge is a bridge used frequently to die by suicide, most typically by jumping off and into the water below ....
" due to the number of suicides and attempted suicides since its completion. To prevent further suicides, the city erected tall chain link fence railings along the sidewalks in 1997. In 2007, the fencing was topped off with a 3 foot (0.9144 m) of polished metal to make it impossible to climb.