Bridge Name: | Stampetta Bridge |
Native Name: | Štampetov most |
Carries: | Ljubljana–Sežana Railroad |
Locale: | Vrhnika, Slovenia |
Length: | 100.6m (330.1feet)[1] |
Complete: | 1856 |
Coordinates: | 45.9408°N 14.2771°W |
The Stampetta Bridge (Slovenian: Štampetov most, German: Stampetta-Viaduct[2] [3]) is a railroad viaduct south of Vrhnika, Slovenia. It is named after the engineer that built it.[4] [5]
The Stampetta Bridge is originally a brick and stone structure that was built in 1856 as part of the Austrian Southern Railway.[1] During the Second World War, the bridge was badly damaged.[4] It was first damaged in 1941, but repaired by the Royal Italian Army's Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment.[1] Sabotage attacks were later carried out by Partisan forces in October 1943, June 1944, and September 1944 in order to disrupt German supply lines.[1] The bridge was repaired from 1945 to 1946.[1]
During the Yugoslav era, the Railway Workers Hiking Club (Planinsko društvo Železničar) of Ljubljana held an annual walk across the Stampetta Bridge.[6] [7] Today the bridge also spans the A1 Freeway, where it is categorized as a 14.5m (47.6feet) tunnel.[8] During construction of the freeway, part of the bridge was altered;[4] an additional two arches were added to the original seven arches.[1]