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Valakampiai Bridge

Coordinates: 54°43′35″N 25°18′44″E / 54.72639°N 25.31222°E / 54.72639; 25.31222
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Valakampiai Bridge
Coordinates54°43′35″N 25°18′44″E / 54.72639°N 25.31222°E / 54.72639; 25.31222
CrossesNeris River
LocaleVilnius
Preceded byNemenčinė Bridge
Followed byŠilas Bridge
Characteristics
Total length341.5 metres (1,120 ft)
Width21 metres (69 ft)
History
Construction end1972
Location
Map

Valakampiai Bridge (Lithuanian: Valakampių tiltas) also known as Valakupiai Bridge (Lithuanian: Valakupių tiltas) is a bridge across Neris River, that connects Žirmūnai and Antakalnis districts of Vilnius. Built in 1972.[1] As of 2007, it is the longest bridge in Vilnius, 341.5 metres long and approximately 21.0 metres wide.[2] The bridge has six spans: the major one, 100.0 metres long is over the river, the second one is on the left bank and four-span viaduct is on the right bank. It is made of ferroconcrete blocks, connected by wire fibers into inseparable ferroconcrete beams.

References

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  1. ^ Kabeikis, Henrikas-Adolfas (2004). Žvilgsnis į Lietuvos tiltus [Acquaintance with Lithuanian bridges] (PDF) (in Lithuanian and English). Kaunas: Kopa. ISBN 9955-9711-0-X. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ Pasižvalgymai po Vilnių: miesto mikrorajonai [Sightseeing around Vilnius: micro-districts of the city] (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilniaus apskrities Adomo Mickevičiaus viešoji biblioteka. 2015. ISBN 978-609-95710-1-0. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.