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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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