Road–Railway Bridge, Novi Sad Explained

Road–Railway Bridge
Boško Perošević Bridge
Official Name:Boško Perošević Bridge
Native Name:Друмско-железнички мост
Drumsko-železnički most
Мост Бошка Перошевића
Most Boška Peroševića
Named For:Boško Perošević
Crosses:Danube
Locale:Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Preceded:Varadin Bridge
Followed:Žeželj Bridge
Material:Steel
Material1:Steel
Material2:Reinforced concrete
Traversable:Yes
Piers In Water:4
Lanes:1
Num Track:1
Electrification:Yes
Coordinates:45.2615°N 19.8597°W

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

Name

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]

Location

The bridge was constructed next to the location of the old Žeželj Bridge, at the end of Venizelosova street from the side of Novi Sad, connecting to Reljkovićeva street at Petrovaradin.

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 upstream from the Žeželj Bridge.

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] As of March 2019, the first phase of bridge dismantling was finished.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Opranović. B.. Stajić. M.. Za obnovu nagrađen februarskom platom. 7 April 2018. 29 May 2000. Serbian.
  2. News: Tucakov. Joza. Novi Sad i njegovi rušeni mostovi. 7 April 2018. b92.net. Politika. 17 November 2010. Serbian.
  3. News: Počelo rasklapanje mosta: Umesto 4 godine, odslužio punoletstvo . 7 October 2018 . b92.net . 021.rs . 7 October 2018 . Serbian.
  4. News: Polić . Drago . Demontaža privremenog mosta u Novom Sadu koji je potrajao 18 godina . 29 March 2019 . gradnja.rs . March 2019 . Serbian.