Soča under the Solkan bridges
At Solkan, next to Nova Gorica, the Soča passes under the famous stone railway bridge and the road bridge. From the steps you swim about 300 m in 1–2 m of faster water to the old railway bridge, where the river deepens to around 10 m. Under the bridges lie railings and stone blocks from the first Solkan bridge (destroyed in WWI) and the second (damaged in WWII). The current depends on the Solkan hydropower plant: at low water it usually runs only at peak hours, so flow is much weaker in the afternoon. Water is about 4 °C in winter and 16 °C in summer; visibility is poor in summer and good in winter.
Tiefe: 0–10 m