New Railroad Bridge

New Railway Bridge
Carries railway
Crosses Sava
Locale Belgrade
Official name Novi železnički most
Characteristics
Design cable-stayed bridge
Total length 1,928 metres (6,325 ft)
Longest span 254 metres (833 ft)[1]
History
Opened 1979

New Railway Bridge (Serbian: Нови железнички мост, Novi železnički most) is a bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade. It is a cable-stayed bridge.

The railway bridge across the River Sava between the Novi Beograd and Prokop stations is 1928 m long.

The bridge was completed and opened for traffic in 1979. It was the first bridge in Europe to use cable-stayed girder system.

The bridge was designed by Nikola Hajdin, engineer and current president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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Coordinates: 44°47′58″N 20°26′10″E / 44.79944°N 20.43611°E / 44.79944; 20.43611


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