The railway bridge over the Elbe in Hradec Králové

The original bridge between the Prague Suburbs and Věkoš was completed in 1874 in the places known as "U zabitého". Here was a steel bridge, consisting of two lattice steel girders of a rectangular shape and a lower deck. The entire 50 m long bridge was supported on 2 stone embankment piers. It was very narrow and dangerous because it did not have a footbridge and was often used as a jump for young people. He became so…