- Črni Kal Viaduct
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Črni Kal Viaduct
Črni Kal ViaductOfficial name Viadukt Črni kal Carries A1 motorway Crosses Osp Valley Locale Gabrovica, Slovenia Total length 1,065 metres (3,494 ft) Width 26.5 m Height 95 m Longest span 140 m Load limit 4 lanes, 2 emergency lanes Construction begin September 2001 Construction end September 2004 Opened September 24, 2004 Daily traffic 19,606 vehicles Coordinates 45°33′26.98″N 13°52′16.33″E / 45.5574944°N 13.8712028°E The Črni Kal Viaduct is the longest and highest viaduct in Slovenia. It is located on the A1 motorway 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.[1] When almost completed in May 2004, it also served as a stage of the Giro d'Italia race.[2]
References
- ^ "Viadukt Črni Kal" (in Slovene). DARS. http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/O_avtocestah/Objekti_na_avtocestah/Premostitveni_objekti_193.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
- ^ "Kolesarska dirka po Italiji" (in Slovene). MMC RTV-SLO. http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/zgodbe/kolesarska-dirka-po-italiji/200. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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