Žeželj Bridge
Railway–Road Bridge across the Danube Žeželj Bridge Железничко-друмски мост преко Дунава Železničko-drumski most preko Dunava Жежељев мост Žeželjev most | |
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Žeželj Bridge in Novi Sad, February 2018 | |
| Coordinates | 45°15′43.7″N 19°51′36.9″E / 45.262139°N 19.860250°E |
| Crossed | Danube |
| Locale | Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia |
| Official name | Brotherhood and Unity Bridge (Old bridge) Danube Railway–Road Bridge (New bridge) |
| Named for | Branko Žeželj |
| Maintained by | Serbian Railways Infrastructure |
| Preceded by | Varadin Bridge |
| Followed by | Beška Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Tied-arch bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| Trough construction | Steel |
| Pier construction | Reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 474 m |
| Width | 32 m |
| Height | 42 m |
| Traversable? | Yes |
| Longest span | 219 m |
| No. of spans | 2 |
| Piers in water | 1 |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrified | Yes |
| History | |
| Designer | Branko Žeželj (Old bridge) Aleksandar Bojović (New bridge) |
| Construction start | 1957 (Old bridge) 2012 (New bridge) |
| Construction end | 1961 (Old bridge) 2018 (New bridge) |
| Opened | 1961 (Old bridge) 2018 (New bridge) |
| Collapsed | 23 April 1999 (destroyed by NATO bombing) |
| Location | |
Žeželj Bridge (Serbian: Жежељев мост, Žeželjev most) is a tied-arch bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. The bridge was originally built in 1961, and was destroyed during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. The newly constructed bridge was opened in 2018.