Mala Rijeka Viaduct

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The Mala Rijeka Viaduct is a towering railway bridge in Montenegro, once among the highest in the world, carrying trains across the deep Mala Rijeka canyon on the Belgrade–Bar line.

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Mala Rijeka Viaduct canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway bridge ⓘ
viaduct ⓘ
builtAsPartOf Belgrade–Bar railway construction project ⓘ
carriedLine Belgrade–Bar railway ⓘ
carriedTraffic railway ⓘ
category Bridges in Montenegro ⓘ
Railway bridges in Europe ⓘ
Viaducts ⓘ
constructionStart 1969 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country Montenegro ⓘ
crosses Mala Rijeka ⓘ
deckType railway deck ⓘ
designedFor standard gauge railway ⓘ
designedToCross deep canyon ⓘ
elevationDifference approximately 200 metres above river bed ⓘ
function to carry trains across Mala Rijeka canyon ⓘ
gauge 1435 mm ⓘ
hasPiers tall concrete piers ⓘ
hasSubstructure reinforced concrete piers ⓘ
hasSuperstructure steel truss girders ⓘ
height approximately 200 metres ⓘ
length approximately 498 metres ⓘ
locatedIn Mala Rijeka canyon ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Kolašin Municipality ⓘ
locatedNear Podgorica ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Belgrade–Bar ⓘ
material concrete ⓘ
steel ⓘ
notableFor dramatic location over deep gorge ⓘ
great height above canyon floor ⓘ
numberOfSpans 18 ⓘ
openingDate 1973 ⓘ
ownerCountry Montenegro ⓘ
partOfLine Belgrade–Bar railway ⓘ
railwayOperator Željeznica Crne Gore ⓘ
region Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans
status in use ⓘ
structureType steel truss bridge ⓘ
wasAmong highest railway bridges in the world ⓘ

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Belgrade–Bar railway → hasBridge → Mala Rijeka Viaduct ⓘ
Belgrade–Bar railway → notableStructure → Mala Rijeka Viaduct ⓘ