Substitute bridge over the Rinža river, Kočevje–Dolga vas

The existing bridge over the Rinža provided local access to agricultural lands, tourist sites and forests. The bridge had three piers in the Rinža river bed and was a bottleneck in the drainage of flood water from the polje. It was our goal to design an open construction with a single span in order to prevent the surrounding area from floods; the old bridge had to be demolished.

The geometrical design of the new bridge allowed development of a two-lane public path. The new bridge is arranged in a straight line and has a constant longitudinal inclination of 2.0 % and a constant transversal inclination of 2.5 %. Statically, the bridge is designed as a frame monolithic construction (integral bridge) which bridges the river with a single intrados. The total length of the bridge is 21.67 m, the actual span is 18.2 m. The width of the girder is 7.0 m at the upper portion, while the girder linearly changes from a width of 1.70 m to 7.0 m at the bottom portion.

The order included preparation of a preliminary design, a building permit design and an execution design. The municipality of Kočevje obtained financial resources partly from the EU cohesion funds and partly from the municipal budget.

Project typeBridgeLocationKočevje–Dolga vas, SloveniaYear(s)2010–2011ServicesIDP, PGD, PZIInvestorMunicipality of Kočevje