The undoubtedly most interesting and complex bridge, architectonic dominant and face of the entire Nové spojení (New Connection) in Prague is the elevated quadruple-track railway through Masaryk Railway Station.

The undoubtedly most interesting and complex bridge, architectonic dominant and face of the entire Nové spojení (New Connection) in Prague is the elevated quadruple-track railway through Masaryk Railway Station.

The undoubtedly most interesting and complex bridge, architectonic dominant and face of the entire Nové spojení (New Connection) in Prague is the elevated quadruple-track railway through Masaryk Railway Station. This bridge carries the quadruple-track railway from Prague Main Railway Station to Libeň and Vysočany via Husitská Street, Trocnovská Street and the defunct locomotive depot of Masaryk Railway Station. The Main Station abutment neighbours on bridges in Seifertova Street (completed in 2002 and 2004), the Vítkov buttress is located immediately before portals of the new tunnels under Vítkov.

The bridge support structure consists of a prestressed concrete box beam with 12 fields and a continuous track bed. It is a combination of prefabricated elements (bridge deck permanent formwork – filigranes and arched supports) and monolithic concrete. The field spans are 39.9 + 34.9 + 9 x 37 + 31.5 m. The total bridge length is 439 m, typical width is 22.2 m and at the O1 abutment (the Main Station), the bridge extends to 29 m. The height of the structure is 3.2 m in the field and 3.7 m above the abutments. The bridge bottom face has height haunches to approximately one fourth of the field length. A fixed bearing is located on the O1 buttress (the Main Station). On the O2 buttress (Vítkov), the dilatation movement is about 500 mm, an atypical track dilatation device is located behind the Vítkov buttress.

The bride cross section is cellular, with one main cell and a pair of lateral cells. The bridge deck is supported by filigranes with a connecting monolithic slab. Over the central cell, the bridge deck is supported by two monolithic beams. The bridge deck above the lateral cells is supported by a beam and an arched brace, which also makes an important architectonic element. The bottom bridge slab is monolithic.

The architectonic design of the bridge structure and its bottom construction are implemented with maximum effort to lighten the structures. In contrast with large forces and moments affecting these structures, subtle dimensions with soft round edges and architectural details were designed. The traction overhead masts are an important visual element. Compared with other lines operated by the Czech Railway Company, where only standardized constructions are used, a completely new, atypical design of the traction current pylons was achieved.

In June 2009, it won the TRANSPORT CONSTRUCTION OF 2008 AWARD.