Kremsbrücke Pressingberg

Kremsbrücke Pressingberg
Coordinates 46°57′43″N 13°37′12″E / 46.962°N 13.620°E / 46.962; 13.620Coordinates: 46°57′43″N 13°37′12″E / 46.962°N 13.620°E / 46.962; 13.620
Locale Carinthia, Austria
Official name Kremsbrücke Pressingberg
Characteristics
Material concrete
Total length 2,607 metres (8,553 ft)
History
Construction begin 1978
Construction end 1980
Longest bridge in Austria.

The Kremsbrücke Pressingberg bridge is the longest bridge in Austria at 2,607 metres (8,553 ft).

The bridge is situated in Kremsbrücke, Carinthia, Austria.[1] It is actually two cantilever truss bridges end to end (the Kremsbrücke and Pressingberg bridges). Construction took three years (1978-1980).

The bridge carries the A10 Tauern Autobahn, which connects Salzburg to Spittal, across the Krems valley.[2] The roadway is 84 feet (25.5 m) wide, resting on a box girder 24.6 feet (7.5 m) wide and 16 feet (5 m) deep, and is divided into four traffic lanes. [3]

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