Ponting Bridges is a Slovenian studio for

structural engineering Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create the form and shape of human-made Structure#Load-bearing, structures. Structural engineers also ...

, focusing mainly on

bridge A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...

structures, with headquarters in Maribor. The practice is led by a duo of its founders, Dr Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher, and has constructed many high-profile bridges. These include Ada Bridge in

Belgrade Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...

(2012),

Pelješac Bridge The Pelješac Bridge (, ) is a cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The bridge provides a fixed link from the southeastern Croatian semi-exclave to the rest of the country while bypassing Bosnia and Herzegovina's short coast ...

(2022), drawbridge in

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

(2017),

Nissibi Euphrates Bridge The Nissibi Bridge () is a cable-stayed bridge completed on May 21, 2015, spanning the Atatürk Reservoir on the Euphrates River at the provincial border of Adıyaman–Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey. History With the forming of the reservoi ...

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

(2015), Puch Bridge in

Ptuj Ptuj (; , ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, eighth-largest town of Slovenia, located in the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Styria (northeastern Slovenia). It is the seat of the City Municipality of Ptuj, Municipality of Pt ...

(2007) and Črni Kal Viaduct in

Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...

(2004).

History

The studio was established by Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher as Ponting inženirski biro in 1990, after both left structural engineering company Gradis.

Major projects

Major projects, by year of completion and ordered by type, are:

Bridges

* Carinthian bridge, Maribor, Slovenia (1996) * Bridge over Mura River, highway Vučja vas–Beltinci, Slovenia (2003) * Črni Kal Viaduct, Slovenia (2004) * Viaduct Bivje, Slovenia (2004) * Millennium Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) * Puch Bridge, Ptuj, Slovenia (2007) * Viaduct Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia (2007) * Viaduct Šumljak, highway Razdrto – Selo, Slovenia (2009) * Viaduct Dobruša, Slovenia (2010) * Viaduct Lešnica North / South, Slovenia (2007/2011) * Ada Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (2012) * Peračica viaducts, Slovenia (2012) * Giborim bridge, Haifa, Israel (2012) *

, highway

Adıyaman Adıyaman () is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Adıyaman Province and Adıyaman District. Its population is 267,131 (2021). The inhabitants of the city are mostly Turkish and Kurdish. The city was one of the ...

–

Diyarbakır Diyarbakır is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...

, Turkey (2015) * High speed railway bridge no. 10, HSR Tel Aviv–Jerusalem, Israel (2017) * NAR Viaducts, Belgrade, Serbia (2018) *

, Croatia (2022)

Over- and underpasses

* Arch overpass 4-3 in Kozina, Slovenia (1997) * Underpass in Celje, Slovenia (2004) * Overpass 4-6 in Slivnica, Slovenia (2008) * Viaduct/overpass Grobelno, Slovenia (2015)

Pedestrian and cyclist bridges

* Footbridge in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997) * Footbridge over Soča, Bovec, Slovenia (2007) * Studenci footbridge, Maribor, Slovenia (2007) * Marinič footbridge, Škocjan Caves Park, Slovenia (2010) * Ribja brv, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014) * Pedestrian and cyclist drawbridge to Ołowianka Island, Gdańsk, Poland (2017) * Langur Way Canopy Walk, Penang Hill, Malaysia (2018) * Pedestrian and cycle bridge in Tremerje, Laško, Slovenia (2019)

Tunnels and galleries

* Tunnel Malečnik, Maribor, Slovenia (2009) * Arcade gallery Meljski hrib, Maribor, Slovenia (2012)

Current

Kömürhan Bridge The Kömürhan Bridge, also known as the İsmet Paşa Bridge, is a box-girder bridge that carries the Elazığ-Malatya highway over the Euphrates River in eastern Turkey. It was constructed using the balanced cantilever technique. The bridge ...

, Turkey (under construction) * Ada Huja Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (preliminary design) * Highway bridge and parallel pedestrian bridge over Krka river, Slovenia (construction completed, finishing works) * Railway viaduct Pesnica, Slovenia (preliminary design)

Selected works

File:Serbia,_Belgrade,_Ada_Bridge_2013-03-17.jpg, Ada Bridge, Belgrade, Serbia (2012) File:Gdansk_kladka_na_Olowianke_3.jpg, Pedestrian and cyclist drawbridge to Ołowianka Island, Gdańsk, Poland (2017) File:Podgorica-Millennium-Bridge-2018.jpg, Millennium Bridge, Podgorica, Montenegro (2006) File:Izgradnja_Peljeskog_mosta2.jpg,

, Croatia (2022) File:Ptuj the oldest city in Slovenia.jpg, Footbridge in Ptuj, Slovenia (1997) File:Ljubljanica_banks_night.jpg, Ribja brv, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2014) File:Most čez Muro.JPG, Bridge over Mura River, highway Vučja vas - Beltinci, Slovenia (2003) File:RazcepMalence.JPG, Malence Viaducts, Ljubljana, Slovenia (1998) File:Škocjan cave4.jpg, Marinič footbridge, Škocjan Caves Park, Slovenia (2010) File:On the new tour of Škocjan Caves (8986767243).jpg, Marinič footbridge, Škocjan Caves Park, Slovenia (2010) File:Kranj - bridge.jpg, Bridge over Kokra River in Kranj (reconstruction, 1994)

Awards

* 2019 Jožef Mrak Award for

* 2019 Honorary City Certificate of Slovenska Bistrica to Dr. Viktor Markelj and Marjan Pipenbaher * 2019 Polish Minister of Investment and Development Award to ''Footbridge to Ołowianka Island in Gdansk'' * 2018 City of Gdansk Award to ''Footbridge to Ołowianka Island in Gdansk'' * 2015 SCE Award to ''Viaduct Grobelno'' * 2012 WEF Award to Ada Bridge Belgrade * 2012 CES AWARD to Ada Bridge Belgrade * 2012 AAB Award to Ada Bridge Belgrade * 2011 Footbridge Award to ''Marinic Bridge'' * 2009 City seal of Maribor to ''Studenci Footbridge Maribor'' * 2009 Award CSS of CCIS to ''Studenci Footbridge Maribor'' * 2008 Footbridge Award to ''Studenci Footbridge Maribor'' * 2007 SCE Award to Puch Bridge over Drava in Ptuj * 2004 SCE Award to ''Bridge over Mura River'' * 2004 UM Award 2004: Golden recognition award to Mr. Marjan Pipenbaher and Mr. Viktor Markelj * 1999 Award CSS of CCIS to ''Footbridge in Ptuj''

References

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External links

Ponting Bridges Website

Researchgate Website, Viktor Markelj's publications
Bridge design Slovenian architects Companies based in Maribor 1990 establishments in Slovenia