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Current State and Challenges of Road Bridges in Italy, Portugal, and Slovakia

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0020 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 14, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 17, 2025
Published on: Oct 8, 2025
Published by: University of Žilina
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