Črni Kal Viaduct

Črni Kal Viaduct
Črni Kal Viaduct
Official 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 / 45.5574944; 13.8712028

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

1. ^ "Viadukt Črni Kal" (in Slovene). DARS. http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/O_avtocestah/Objekti_na_avtocestah/Premostitveni_objekti_193.aspx. Retrieved 2010-11-09. 
2. ^ "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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