Railway bridge at Solkan

The famous railway bridge over the river Soča at Solkan. The bridge has 85m main arch span which makes it the largest stone arch railway bridge in the world. The bridge was built in 1905 and the traffic of the second railway connection of Vienna and Central Europe with the port of Trieste began to run back in 1906. The Austrian State Railway Company began constructing the bridge in the spring of 1903 to the plan of engineer Rudolf Jaussner. It was formally opened in 1906 by Archduke Franz Ferdinand. In the First World War the main arch was destroyed. After that the Italians who had occupied the territory, began renovations of the bridge.
Today the bridge is managed by Slovenia’s National Railway Company and in 1985 it was proclaimed a technical monument.

On the other bridge you can jump from it is the only one Bungee center in Slovenia. The bridge is situated close to the town, over the Soča river. The bridge height is 55 meters. It's a real challenge for those, who like adrenaline and facing the fear!

A jump with an elastic rope, is a sports activity enrapturing more and more people all over the world.