Photo: the "Hitler Bridge" Is Being Dismantled on the D1. the Reconstruction Is Congesting Traffic and Will Take Years

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The Šmejkalka Bridge over the Hrusický stream valley near Senohrab began to be built in 1939 and is therefore one of the so-called Hitler bridges. Even though it only became part of the D1 motorway almost four decades later, it is now in dire need of reconstruction. The original historic arches will be repaired and preserved, the bridge decks will be dismantled and rebuilt. All this while maintaining at least partial traffic on the key motorway,…