Railway Viaduct in Nowa Ruda

The railway viaduct in Nowa Ruda, known as the railway bridge over the Woliborka, was built between 1879 and 1880 over the Woliborka stream, on railway line no. 286 Kłodzko-Wałbrzych.

Bridge construction

The structure was built on two stone piers, on which two riveted steel spans with a combined length of 148 metres were laid. The height from the track axis to the water surface of the stream is 36 metres. At the time it was built, it was the highest railway bridge in what was then Germany.

One span removed

In 1993 one of the spans was removed, in order to reduce the load on the structure.

Name among residents

The residents of Nowa Ruda call the curved structure the Black Bridge.

Practical information

• Location: over the Woliborka stream in Nowa Ruda, on the Kłodzko-Wałbrzych railway line.
• Nearby: Góra Świętej Anny and the Góra Świętej Anny observation tower.