Bridge Name: | Puch Bridge |
Official Name: | Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj |
Carries: | 2 lanes, pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses: | Drava |
Locale: | Ptuj, just above Lake Ptuj |
Design: | Extradosed bridge |
Mainspan: | 65m (213feet), 100m (300feet) |
Length: | 430m (1,410feet) |
Width: | 3.25m (10.66feet) |
Height: | 18.7m (61.4feet) |
Load: | 900t |
Begin: | October 2005 |
Complete: | May 2007 |
Open: | 18 May 2007 |
Coordinates: | 46.4128°N 15.8781°W |
The Puch Bridge (Slovenian: Puhov most), officially the Bridge over the Drava River in Ptuj (Slovenian: Most čez Dravo na Ptuju),[1] is an extradosed bridge over the Drava River near lake Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. It is named after the inventor Johann Puch (1862–1914).[2] It is long and 18.7m (61.4feet) wide, and has an area of . It was built from October 2005 until May 2007, when it was opened for traffic. Its architects were Peter Gabrijelčič and Viktor Markelj, who was also its constructor.