Libeň Bridge

Libeň Bridge is the fifteenth bridge spanning Vltava in Prague. It connects Prague districts Holešovice and Libeň. The construction of this reinforced concrete bridge began in 1924, designed by engineer František Mencl and architect Pavel Janák. The construction lasted for four years and the bridge was opened on 29 October 1928, as a part of the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the formation of the Czechoslovak Republic. Between 1938 and 1940, the bridge was named after Karel Baxa, the first mayor of Prague. Between 1950 and 1962 it was called Stalingrad Bridge. The bridge was moderately damaged by the 2002 flood. In 2004, its reconstruction or even demolition were considered. Due to a lack of public support, however, the city of Prague decided to repair the bridge.

Libeň Bridge consists of six mutually connected structures. The structure of the bridge itself is 370-metres long, while the embankments that carry the road extend the bridge’s overall length to 780 metres. The bridge is 21-metres wide and it carries tram tracks. Before the construction of Radotín Bridge in 2010, Libeň Bridge was the longest road bridge in Prague.