Vyšehrad railway bridge
Vyšehrad Railway Bridge is a bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. It was built in 1872 and rebuilt in 1901, linking the Nusle Valley with Smíchov. The pedestrian site footbridges of the bridge were closed in December 2017 due to safety concerns regarding its state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: railway bridge in Prague
- Also known as: “The Railway Bridge”, “Vysehrad railway bridge”, “Vyšehrad Railway Bridge”, “Vyšehradský most”, and “Železniční most”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kovařovic Villa and Podskalí Custom House at Výtoň.
Kovařovic Villa
Public building
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kovařovic Villa is a public building, which is situated 160 metres east of Vyšehrad railway bridge.
Podskalí Custom House at Výtoň
Museum
Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Podskalí Custom House at Výtoň is a museum, which is situated 170 metres northeast of Vyšehrad railway bridge.
Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in Vyšehrad fortress in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style. Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 420 metres southeast of Vyšehrad railway bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town and Vysehrad.
Smíchov
Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
New Town and Vysehrad
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Town of Prague is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.
New Town
Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Vyšehrad railway bridge
- Categories: railway bridge, truss bridge, and transportation
- Location: Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.06695° or 50° 4′ 1″ northLongitude
14.4135° or 14° 24′ 49″ eastElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
9F2P3C87+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1327958390OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Vyšehrad railway bridge” goes by many names.
- Czech: “pražský železniční most”
- Czech: “vyšehradský most”
- Czech: “vyšehradský železniční most”
- Czech: “Vyšehradský železniční most”
- Czech: “výtoňský most”
- Czech: “výtoňský železniční most”
- Czech: “železniční most pod Vyšehradem”
- Dutch: “Vyšehrad Railway Bridge”
- French: “pont ferroviaire de Vyšehrad”
- French: “Pont ferroviaire de Vyšehrad”
- German: “Eisenbahnbrücke am Vyšehrad”
- German: “Eisenbahnbrücke an der Prager Hochburg”
- German: “Eisenbahnbrücke”
- Polish: “Wyszehradzki most kolejowy”
- Russian: “Вышеградский железнодорожный мост”
- Russian: “железнодорожный мост”
- Spanish: “puente del ferrocarril en Vyšehrad”
- Spanish: “Puente del ferrocarril en Vyšehrad”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Železniční”
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