Nusle Bridge

Nusle Bridge is a prestressed concrete viaduct in Prague. It spans the Nusle Valley and connects the Pankrác district and south-eastern parts of the city, as well as the motorway with the central part of the city. Construction began in 1967 and it opened on 22 February 1973 under the name Most Klementa Gottwalda to honor the late Communist revolutionary and President Klement Gottwald. The bridge is crucial to Prague’s transportation network, since almost all north-south traffic flows across its span. The bridge also has a darker side, garnering the nickname “Suicide bridge” due to the number of suicides and attempted suicides since its completion. To prevent further suicides, the city erected tall chain link fence railings along the sidewalks in 1997. In 2007, the fencing was topped off with a 3-foot-wide strip of polished metal to make it impossible to climb.