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

Name Albanian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location District Ref.
1Terzijski BridgeUra e TerziveCultural Heritage site of Kosovo190 m (620 ft)Masonry
11 semi-circular arches
15th centuryBishtazhin
42°21′33.0″N 20°30′34.5″E / 42.359167°N 20.509583°E / 42.359167; 20.509583 (Terzijski Bridge)
Gjakova[1]
2Stone Bridge, VushtrriUra e Vjetër e GuritCultural Heritage site of Kosovo135 m (443 ft)Masonry
9 arches (5 pointed and 4 semi-circular arches)
15th centuryVushtrri
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]
[3]
3Old Stone Bridge, PrizrenUra e vjetër e guritCultural Heritage site of KosovoMasonry
3 semi-circular arches
16th centuryPrizren
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]
[5]
4Fshajt BridgeUra e FshejtëCultural Heritage site of Kosovo70 m (230 ft)Arch
Concrete deck arch
18th centuryFshajt
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

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.
1Gazivode BridgeUra e Gazivodës219 m (719 ft)323 m (1,060 ft)Arch
Steel through arch
1989BrnjakVitkoviće
42°58′09.9″N 20°32′19.3″E / 42.969417°N 20.538694°E / 42.969417; 20.538694 (Gazivode Bridge)
Mitrovica
 Serbia
[7]
[8]
[9]

See also

References

  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.

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