**5. Conclusions**

Based on the presented extensive review on reconstruction and assessment of the historic brick bridge, the following conclusions are drawn:


*A Deep Review on a Historical Brick Bridge in South Moravia; Reconstruction and Assessment DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102602*

• The main benefit of the project is the suggestion in using historical technologies and traditional material solutions for the purpose of reconstruction (bricks, clay sealing in combination with ceramic drainage). The proposed historical materials are inert, environmentally friendly and renewable with long service life. The project shows that historical materials together with modern technologies can be profitable for optimal realisation the consummate bridge was saved for the future.

The bridge restoration was awarded for the best reconstruction of the year 2020 by the National Heritage Institute.

## **Acknowledgements**

The results presented in this article were obtained in the framework of institutional research of the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague. Stated facts were analysed in relation to the design and realisation of the reconstruction of the historic bridge located in Portz Insel. Acknowledgements belong to everyone who participates in the reconstruction with the financial support of the Project Interreg Austria—Czech Republic.
