Bridge over Tara (Đurđevića Tara Bridge)
Serbia and Montenegro /
Montenegro /
Pljevlja /
World
/ Serbia and Montenegro
/ Montenegro
/ Pljevlja
, 23 km from center (Пљевља)
World / Montenegro
canyon / gorge, panoramic view, picturesque, interesting place, bridge, road bridge, movie / film / TV location, viaduct (bridge construction style)
Đurđevića Tara Bridge (pronounced: "Dzhurdzhevicha"), which was designed by Mijat Trojanović, was built between 1937 and 1940 in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The project's Chief Engineer was Isaac Russo. The name of the bridge comes from the family name of the owners of a nearby farm.
The 365 metres (1,198 ft) long bridge has five arches; the largest span is 116 metres (381 ft). The roadway stands 172 metres (564 ft) above the Tara River. At the time of its completion, it was the biggest vehicular concrete arch bridge in Europe.
Much of Montenegro, including the Tara Canyon, came under Italian occupation following the German-led invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. As the mountainous terrain made it suitable for guerrilla warfare, a partisan uprising occurred in the area. Italian forces aided by Chetniks took control of the Tara Bridge during an Italian-Chetnik offensive in 1942. A Yugoslav Partisan raiding party blew up the central arch with the aid of one of the bridge engineers, Lazar Jauković. The attack cut the only feasible crossing over the Tara Canyon halting the Italian/Chetnik advance. When Jauković was eventually captured, however, the Italians executed the engineer.
The bridge was rebuilt in 1946. It provides fantastic views of the world's second biggest canyon and is a major tourist attraction.
It was used in the 1978 British action film Force 10 from Navarone set during World War II.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_10_from_Navarone
The 365 metres (1,198 ft) long bridge has five arches; the largest span is 116 metres (381 ft). The roadway stands 172 metres (564 ft) above the Tara River. At the time of its completion, it was the biggest vehicular concrete arch bridge in Europe.
Much of Montenegro, including the Tara Canyon, came under Italian occupation following the German-led invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941. As the mountainous terrain made it suitable for guerrilla warfare, a partisan uprising occurred in the area. Italian forces aided by Chetniks took control of the Tara Bridge during an Italian-Chetnik offensive in 1942. A Yugoslav Partisan raiding party blew up the central arch with the aid of one of the bridge engineers, Lazar Jauković. The attack cut the only feasible crossing over the Tara Canyon halting the Italian/Chetnik advance. When Jauković was eventually captured, however, the Italians executed the engineer.
The bridge was rebuilt in 1946. It provides fantastic views of the world's second biggest canyon and is a major tourist attraction.
It was used in the 1978 British action film Force 10 from Navarone set during World War II.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_10_from_Navarone
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Đurđevića_Tara_Bridge
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°8'58"N 19°17'38"E
- Glavatičevo 104 km
- Novi most 128 km
- Viaduct Mali Prolog 147 km
- Viaduct Veliki Prolog 152 km
- Viaduct Kotezi 159 km
- Viaduct Šare 160 km
- Viaduct Gradina 164 km
- Most Topčić Polje 173 km
- Green Bridge 197 km
- Road Bridge 204 km
- Zhabljak Municipality 8.7 km
- Tara River Canyon 10 km
- Kovačka Dolina 14 km
- Durmitor National Park 14 km
- Вукодо 16 km
- Municipality of Pljevlja 18 km
- Municipalty of Shavnik 23 km
- Mojkovac Municipality 24 km
- ЉУБИШЊА Ljubišnja 26 km
- Plužine Municipality 36 km