Bridges

Roughly 500 meters from where the Krnjeza Stream flows into the Krupa river, in the Krupa River canyon below the village of Golubić, lies a pedestrian bridge known locally as Kudin Bridge. The bridge is built at the upper edge of a 10-meter waterfall—where the river is at its lowest—just downstream from the picturesque "necklaces" of waterfalls called Deveterac.

Kudin Bridge is constructed entirely using dry-stone building techniques and consists of twelve tufa arches and three smaller openings. It is 109 meters long, with an average width of 1.5 meters. Built at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, it was the work of local craftsman Jovan Veselinović. In the past, the bridge served as a vital link between the many hamlets of Golubić and the village of Žegar on the Zrmanja River. The technique of dry-stone construction, in combination with prominent tufa arches and stone sections between them, the impressive length, and its complete harmony with the landscape all testify to the high quality of this example of rural utilitarian architecture, making the bridge unique in the wider region.

For all these reasons, Kudin Bridge is listed in the Register of Cultural Goods of the Republic of Croatia—the List of Protected Cultural Goods.

On the Žegar–Krupa road, the Zrmanja River is spanned by the so-called Donji Bridge, built of dressed ashlar stone blocks. The bridge has five semicircular arches, the central one being the largest. The arches are supported by four stone piers, whose upstream ends terminate in triangular cutwaters with pyramid-shaped caps.

The bridge’s parapet is formed by a massive wall of rectangular cross-section, and the deck rises gently towards the center. 

Archival records from the 18th and 19th centuries mention the bridge, and it acquired its present appearance after repairs in 1885 during the Austro-Hungarian period. The bridge is still used for vehicular traffic. Its form and construction represent an interesting variant of stone bridge architecture in Dalmatia.

The bridge is protected as a cultural monument.

The Gornji Bridge crosses the Zrmanja River at the village of Prndelji. Built of dressed ashlar stone, the bridge consists of four equal semicircular arches supported by river piers. The bridge deck is flat and carries vehicular traffic. Its construction and masonry techniques suggest a 19th-century date.

The bridge is protected as a cultural monument.

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