Devil's bridge above Tolminka gorge
by Gorazd Bajt
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The Devils bridge and the road to the villages Čadrg and Zadlaz-Čadrg was built by the local people during the construction of the Bohinj railroad, in 1907. The first bridge was made of wood. Later, under italian occupation between first and second world war, it was replaced by a steel construction. It was at that time that it was named "The Devil's bridge"
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