Solkanski most Traditional Geocache
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SL: Solkanski most je 220 metrov dolg zelezniski locni most cez reko Soco pri Solkanu z najvecjim lokom iz obdelanega kamna na svetu.
EN: Solkan Bridge is a 220-metre long stone bridge over the river Soca near Nova Gorica in western Slovenia. With an arch span of 85 metres it is the second longest stone arch in the world and the longest stone arch among train bridges.
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Solkanski most je znamenit locni most cez reko Soco v Solkanu na bohinjski zeleznici Jesenice - Nova Gorica. S svojim 85 m dolgim lokom je ze od nekdaj velika posebnost. Nacrt za most je izdelal R. Jaussner, gradnjo pa je vodil L. Orley. Dolzina celotnega objekta znasa 220 m. Most so gradili dve leti, od pomladi 1904 do decembra 1905. Dela je ovirala predvsem Soca, ki je veckrat narasla.
Most ima drugi najdaljsi kamniti lok na svetu in najdaljsi kamniti lok med zelezniskimi mostovi. Za glavni lok so porabili 4533 natancno obdelanih kamnov iz skoljcnega apnenca iz kamnoloma pri Nabrezini.
Med prvo svetovno vojno ga je avstrijska vojska v 6. soski ofenzivi ob umiku minirala. Po preboju pri Kobaridu so priceli graditi provizorij in 1918 ze omogocili promet cez Soco. Med italijansko zasedbo so most obnovili leta 1927. Med drugo svetovno vojno pa je bil zastrazen, zato ga vojna ni resno ogrozila. Po drugi svetovni vojni je bil most saniran.
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The bridge over the Soca River in Solkan in Slovenia is a construction marvel of the world — it is a bridge with the largest stone arch on railway lines in the world. The bridge was built in 1905 as a key element on the Bohinj Railway Line, and the traffic of the second railway connection of Vienna and Central Europe with the port of Trieste began to run in July of 1906. The Solkan Bridge with the stone arch span of 85 metres was, at the time, the state-of-the-art achievement of the Austrian engineering school for the bridge construction.
The most difficult task during the construction of the bridge was the centering of the main arch. For the scaffolding, 1160 m3 of the finest quality wood was needed. The making of the arch was supervised by the engineer Leopold Örley. 1960 m3 of the best stone from the quarry Cava Romana in Nabrezina was used to build the arch.
Unfortunately, the bridge was not meant to live long. In August 1916 the Austrian soldiers blew the main arch of the bridge with 930 kg of explosive and the whole structure collapsed into the river below. The bridge was restored and opened again by the Italian Railways in August 1927. After the World War II, the bridge was reconstructed several times.
vir: TIC Nova Gorica, Wikipedia
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