Mala Rijeka viaduct

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The Mala Rijeka viaduct
The Mala Rijeka viaduct

The Mala Rijeka viaduct is a viaduct on the Belgrade - Bar railway, located some 20km north of Podgorica, Montenegro.

the project was started in 1969 and was completed in 1973. It is the tallest railway viaduct in the world. (This record height was held by the Fades viaduct in France). It is 498,8 m long and rises 200 m above the Mala Rijeka (meaning literally Little river). It is also the longest bridge on the Belgrade - Bar railway.

36,000 of concrete and 100,000 tons of steel were built into the bridge. The largest of four pillars, upon which the bridge lies, has a base bigger than a tennis court.

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Coordinates: 42°33′19″N, 19°23′10″E