Žampach viaduct
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Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(Prague-West District
Prague-West District
The District of Prague-West is a district in the Central Bohemian Region , Czech Republic...
) near village Žampach, part of Kamenný Přívoz
Kamenný Přívoz
Kamenný Přívoz is a village and municipality in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. -References:*This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia....
. It is the highest stone bridge in the country. It is 41.73 m high, 109.3 m long and formed by 7 arches, each 12 m wide. It was constructed from 1898 to 1900 mainly by Italian workers.