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Beška Bridge Мост код Бешке Most kod Beške
Beška Bridge, October 2018
Coordinates	45°10′11″N 20°4′47″E / 45.16972°N 20.07972°E / 45.16972; 20.07972
Carried	A1 (E75 in Serbia)
Crossed	Danube
Locale	Beška, Serbia
Preceded by	Žeželj Bridge
Followed by	Pupin Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cantilever bridges
Total length	2,205 m
Width	14.40 m
Height	68.20 m
Longest span	210 m
No. of spans	42
Piers in water	3
Clearance above	50 m
History
Designer	Branko Žeželj
Construction start	1971; 54 years ago (1971) (Southbound) 2008; 17 years ago (2008) (Northbound)
Construction end	1975; 50 years ago (1975) (Southbound) 3 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-03)(Northbound)
Opened	1975; 50 years ago (1975) (Southbound) 19 July 1999; 25 years ago (1999-07-19) (Southbound reopening) 3 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-03)(Northbound)
Collapsed	21 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-21) (partially damaged due to NATO bombing)
Location

Beška Bridge (Serbian: Мост код Бешке, Most kod Beške) crosses the Danube river near Beška, Serbia on the A1 motorway, part of the European route E75. It consists of two identical prestressed concrete constructions, the first being completed in 1975 and the second in 2011. With 2,205 m total length, it is the longest bridge over the Danube.

Name

The bridge does not have an official name, usually referred to as Beška Bridge due its vicinity to the Beška settlement.

History

The first bridge was designed by architect Branko Žeželj, who also designed Belgrade Fair – Hall 1, Žeželj Bridge and the foundations of the Belgrade Centre railway station. It was built by Mostogradnja from 1971 to 1975. It was bombed twice and partly destroyed during the NATO bombing of Serbia on 1 April and 21 April 1999, but it was temporarily fixed soon after the bombing was over and reopened on 19 July 1999, as it is an important part of the E75.

A twin new bridge for northbound traffic was built right next to the old one between 2008 and 2011, by a consortium led by Austrian group Alpine Bau, and was opened on October 3, 2011. After its opening, the old bridge was closed for reconstruction, to be finally opened for the designated traffic in August 2014. The total contracted value of the works was €33.7 million, and it was financed from an EBRD loan.

The bridge carries a full motorway profile, having two traffic lanes, hard shoulder lane and two pedestrian lanes.

Gallery

• Beška Bridge from the Danube, before northbound construction, August 2008
• Areal view of the northbound construction, June 2010
• Northbound bridge road, October 2012
• Areal view of Beška Bridge, April 2015
• River passing beneath the bridge, October 2018

See also

• List of bridges in Serbia
• List of crossings of the Danube

References

1. ^ "Novi most Beška pušten u saobraćaj" (in Serbian). Public Utility "Roads of Serbia". Retrieved 2016-06-17.
2. ^ "Otvaranje mosta Beška". Blic. 3 October 2011.
3. "Ubrzo rešenje za most kod Beške" (in Serbian). Radio-Television of Serbia. 11 January 2013.
4. "Od nedelje bez saobraćaja na starom mostu Beška" (in Serbian). Blic. 9 July 2014.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20080831060234/http://www.yu-build.com/main/f/063/063.html
• http://www.plovput.rs/plovni_put_mostovi_full_1232.htm
• Aerial video of the Beška Bridge

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