Kosinj Bridge () is a stone bridge in

Kosinj Kosinj, also known as Kosinj Valley, is a hilly region in Perušić municipality, Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It contains three villages: Gornji Kosinj and Donji Kosinj, which are connected by the Kosinj Bridge on the Lika river, and Bakovac ...

region in

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by t ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. It connects the villages Gornji Kosinj and Donji Kosinj. It was designed in the 20th century by Milivoj Frković, and was modelled on the old Croatian bridge-building technique of stone clipping. The bridge features piers designed to reduce or eliminate scour damage. Not only does this design help relieve the impact of waves on the bride, but it creates symmetrical circles in the water. The construction of the bridge began in 1929. In 1936, it was opened to traffic. The length of the bridge is , including abutments, with between the stone parapets.

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External links

Ivan Mance: Kosinj izvorište hrvatske tiskane riječi, Split, 2013.
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at ''Kosinj konzalting'' {{Coord, 44.73507, 15.27396, format=dms, type:landmark_region:HR, display=title Bridges in Croatia Bridges completed in 1936 Buildings and structures in Lika-Senj County Lika