List of bridges in Kosovo

This list of bridges in Kosovo lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

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Name Albanian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location District Ref.
  1 Terzijski Bridge Ura e Terzive Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo 190 m (620 ft) Masonry
11 semi-circular arches
15th century Bishtazhin
42°21′33.0″N 20°30′34.5″E / 42.359167°N 20.509583°E / 42.359167; 20.509583 (Terzijski Bridge)
Gjakova [1]
  2 Stone Bridge, Vushtrri Ura e Vjetër e Gurit Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo 135 m (443 ft) Masonry
9 arches (5 pointed and 4 semi-circular arches)
15th century Vushtrri
42°49′24.0″N 20°57′36.1″E / 42.823333°N 20.960028°E / 42.823333; 20.960028 (Stone Bridge, Vushtrri)
Mitrovica [2]
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  3 Old Stone Bridge, Prizren Ura e vjetër e gurit Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
16th century Prizren
42°12′34.4″N 20°44′26.2″E / 42.209556°N 20.740611°E / 42.209556; 20.740611 (Old Stone Bridge, Prizren)
Prizren [4]
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  4 Fshajt Bridge Ura e Fshejtë Cultural Heritage site of Kosovo 70 m (230 ft) Arch
Concrete deck arch
18th century Fshajt
42°21′09.7″N 20°32′27.8″E / 42.352694°N 20.541056°E / 42.352694; 20.541056 (Fshajt Bridge)
Gjakova [6]


Major road and railway bridges

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This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

Name Albanian Span Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location District Ref.
  1 Gazivode Bridge Ura e Gazivodës 219 m (719 ft) 323 m (1,060 ft) Arch
Steel through arch
1989 BrnjakVitkoviće
42°58′09.9″N 20°32′19.3″E / 42.969417°N 20.538694°E / 42.969417; 20.538694 (Gazivode Bridge)
Mitrovica
  Serbia
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Терзијски мост" [Terzijski Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "The Stone Bridge, Vushtrri, Kosovo - Preliminary technical assessment of the architectural and archaeological heritage in south east europe" (PDF). Coe.int. The Center for Cultural Heritage, Mitrovic. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.
  3. ^ "Војиновића мост у Вучитрну" [Vojinovića bridge in Vučitrn]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Стари камени мост" [Old Stone Bridge]. Spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Prizren through the retro-visor - comparison of old/new images of Prizren" (PDF). Chwbkosovo.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Ura e Fshajt -legjenda për urën e besës dhe fjalës së dhënë" [Ura e Fshajt - the legend about the bridge of faith and the word given]. Epokaere.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. ^ Prade, Marcel (1990). "Yougoslavie". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe [Remarkable Bridges and Viaducts of Europe]. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 425. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
  8. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.720
  9. ^ "Road bridge over the impounded lake Gazivode". Mostogradnja.rs. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

Further reading

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