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The Stampetta Bridge (, ) is a railroad viaduct south of
reference number ešd 9543
The Stampetta Bridge is originally a brick and stone structure that was built in 1856 as part of the Seznam predorov na avtocestah in hitrih cestah ter njihove dejanske dolžine. (List of Freeway and Expressway Tunnels and Their Actual Lengths).
During construction of the freeway, part of the bridge was altered; an additional two arches were added to the original seven arches.
Stampetta Bridge on Geopedia
{{Vrhnika Viaducts in Slovenia Railway bridges in Slovenia Arch bridges in Slovenia Bridges completed in 1856 Municipality of Vrhnika Buildings and structures in Inner Carniola
Vrhnika
Vrhnika (; ;''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 120. ) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vrhnika. It is locat ...
, 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 ...
. It is named after the engineer that built it.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritagereference number ešd 9543
The Stampetta Bridge is originally a brick and stone structure that was built in 1856 as part of the Austrian Southern Railway
The Austrian Southern Railway () is a long double track railway, which linked the capital Vienna with Trieste, the former main seaport of Austria-Hungary, by railway for the first time. It now forms the Southern Railway in Austria and the Spi ...
. During the Second World War, the bridge was badly damaged. It was first damaged in 1941, but repaired by the Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army () (RE) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfredo Fanti signed a decree c ...
's Ferrovieri Engineer Regiment. Sabotage attacks were later carried out by Partisan
Partisan(s) or The Partisan(s) may refer to:
Military
* Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line
** Francs-tireurs et partisans, communist-led French anti-fascist resistance against Nazi Germany during WWII
** Ital ...
forces in October 1943, June 1944, and September 1944 in order to disrupt German supply lines. The bridge was repaired from 1945 to 1946.
During the Yugoslav era, the Railway Workers Hiking Club (''Planinsko društvo Železničar'') of Ljubljana held an annual walk across the Stampetta Bridge. Today the bridge also spans the A1 Freeway, where it is categorized as a tunnel.During construction of the freeway, part of the bridge was altered; an additional two arches were added to the original seven arches.
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*Stampetta Bridge on Geopedia
{{Vrhnika Viaducts in Slovenia Railway bridges in Slovenia Arch bridges in Slovenia Bridges completed in 1856 Municipality of Vrhnika Buildings and structures in Inner Carniola