The Puch Bridge (), officially the Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj (), is an

extradosed bridge An extradosed bridge employs a structure that combines the main elements of both a prestressed box girder bridge and a cable-stayed bridge. The name comes from the word ''wikt:extrados, extrados'', the exterior or upper curve of an arch, and refe ...

over the

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River near

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in northeastern

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. It is named after the inventor

Johann Puch Johann Puch (, 27 June 1862 – 19 July 1914) was a Slovene inventor and mechanic who went on to become the founder of the Austrian Puch automobile plants, then one of the most significant vehicle producers in Europe. Biography Johann Puch wa ...

(1862–1914). It is long and wide, and has an area of . It was built from October 2005 until May 2007, when it was opened for traffic. Its architects were

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and Viktor Markelj, who was also its constructor.

References

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