Mala Rijeka viaduct
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The Mala Rijeka viaduct is a viaduct on the Belgrade - Bar railway, located some 20km north of Podgorica, Montenegro.
The bridge was completed in 1973. It is the tallest railway viaduct in the world. It is 498,8 m long and rises 200 m above the Mala Rijela(Meaning literally Little river). It is also the longest bridge on the Belgrade - Bar railway.
36,000 m³ of concrete and 100,000 tons of steel were built into the bridge. The the largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court.
Structurae: Mala Rijeka Bridge
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