Road–Railway Bridge

Road–Railway Bridge
Drumsko-železnički most
Road–Railway Bridge in 2012
Coordinates 45°15′41″N 19°51′35″E / 45.261480°N 19.859655°E / 45.261480; 19.859655Coordinates: 45°15′41″N 19°51′35″E / 45.261480°N 19.859655°E / 45.261480; 19.859655
Crosses Danube
Locale Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Official name Boško Perošević Bridge
Most Boška Peroševića
Preceded by Varadin Bridge
Followed by Žeželj Bridge
Characteristics
Material Steel
Trough construction Steel
Pier construction Reinforced concrete
Traversable? Yes
Piers in water 4
No. of lanes 1
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrified Yes
History
Opened 29 May 2000 (2000-05-29)

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

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.[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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 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.
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