Varadin Bridge
Bridge in Vojvodina, Serbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varadin Bridge (Serbian: Варадински мост, Varadinski most) is a bridge over the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. The current bridge built in 2000, replaced the original bridge destroyed during NATO bombardment on 1 April 1999.[1][2][3]
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Coordinates | 45.254653°N 19.857472°E / 45.254653; 19.857472 |
Crossed | Danube |
Locale | Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia |
Official name | Marshal Tito Bridge (1946–1991) (Old bridge) Varadin Bridge (1991–) (Old and new bridges) |
Named for | Josip Broz Tito (1946–1991) (Old bridge) |
Preceded by | Prince Andrew Bridge (Old bridge) Liberty Bridge (New bridge) |
Followed by | Žeželj Bridge |
Characteristics | |
Design | Truss bridge (Old bridge) Box girder bridge (New bridge) |
Material | Steel |
Trough construction | Steel |
Pier construction | Reinforced concrete |
Total length | 344 m (Old bridge) 304 m (New bridge) |
Traversable? | Yes |
Piers in water | 2 |
No. of lanes | 2 |
History | |
Engineering design by | Miodrag Živković, Panta Jakovljević, Sava Atanacković (Old bridge) Mašinska Industrija Niš (New bridge) |
Construction start | 13 August 1945; 78 years ago (1945-08-13) (Old bridge) January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01) (New bridge) |
Construction end | 20 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-20) (Old bridge) 1 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-01) (New bridge) |
Opened | 20 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-20) (Old bridge) 1 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-01) (New bridge) |
Collapsed | 1 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-01) (Old bridge) |
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