Gazela Highway Bridge - Belgrade (Belgrade)

Serbia and Montenegro / Central Serbia / Belgrade
Gazela (Serbian Cyrillic: Газела, meaning gazelle) is the most important bridge in Belgrade, Serbia, across the Sava river. It is a part of the city highway and it lies on European route E75, on the highway passing through the wider city center, connecting Belgrade with Niš on south and Novi Sad on north. It was designed by a group of engineers led by Milan Đurić and built in 1966-1970, by Belgrade company Mostogradnja.

The bridge is 332 m long and 27.5 m wide, with three lanes in each direction, and total road width of 21.8 m. It is constructed as a combination of beam and arch, with shallow-frame beam and diagonal steel-concrete abutments. The maximum height of the span centre is 22.8 m at median water level.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazela_Bridge
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Coordinates:   44°48'9"N   20°26'28"E

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