Road–Railway Bridge, Novi Sad

The Road–Railway Bridge (Serbian: Друмско-железнички мост, romanized: Drumsko-železnički most) or Boško Perošević Bridge (Serbian: Most Boška Peroševića) was a bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Road–Railway Bridge

Drumsko-železnički most
Road–Railway Bridge in 2012
Coordinates45.261480°N 19.859655°E / 45.261480; 19.859655
CrossesDanube
LocaleNovi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Official nameBoško Perošević Bridge
Most Boška Peroševića
Preceded byVaradin Bridge
Followed byŽeželj Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialSteel
Trough constructionSteel
Pier constructionReinforced concrete
Traversable?Yes
Piers in water4
No. of lanes1
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrifiedYes
History
Opened29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)
Closed1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)
Location

History

On 29 May 2000, one year after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia and demolition of all three large bridges over Danube in Novi Sad, the Road–Railway Bridge was opened upstream from the Žeželj Bridge.[1] On the proposal of Slobodan Milošević, at the time President of Yugoslavia, the bridge was named after assassinated Serbian politician and the Chairman of the Executive Council of Vojvodina Boško Perošević.[1]

The bridge was designed to be a temporary one-lane railway and road bridge, after the demolition of nearby Žeželj Bridge during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.[2]

In October 2018, following the completion of new Žeželj Bridge, dismantling of Boško Perošević Bridge began.[3] As of March 2019, the first phase of bridge dismantling was finished.[4]

See also

References

  1. Opranović, B.; Stajić, M. (29 May 2000). "Za obnovu nagrađen februarskom platom" (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. Tucakov, Joza (17 November 2010). "Novi Sad i njegovi rušeni mostovi". b92.net (in Serbian). Politika. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "Počelo rasklapanje mosta: Umesto 4 godine, odslužio punoletstvo". b92.net (in Serbian). 021.rs. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. Polić, Drago (March 2019). "Demontaža privremenog mosta u Novom Sadu koji je potrajao 18 godina". gradnja.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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