Liberty Bridge, Novi Sad

Liberty Bridge Мост слободе Most slobode
Liberty Bridge in Novi Sad, August 2005
Coordinates	45°13′58″N 19°50′56″E / 45.23278°N 19.84889°E / 45.23278; 19.84889
Carried	6 lane car traffic, 2 bicycle and pedestrian walkways
Crossed	Danube
Locale	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Official name	Liberty Bridge
Preceded by	Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge
Followed by	Varadin Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge, harp design, single arrangement, cable-stayed cradle-system
Material	Steel rope, concrete pylons
Total length	1,312 m
Width	27.60 m
Traversable?	Yes
Longest span	351 m
Piers in water	3
No. of lanes	4
History
Designer	Nikola Hajdin
Engineering design by	Gojko Nenadović Predrag Želalić
Construction start	2 September 1975; 48 years ago (1975-09-02) (Old bridge) 2003; 21 years ago (2003) (New bridge)
Construction end	1981; 43 years ago (1981) (Old bridge) 2005; 19 years ago (2005) (New bridge)
Opened	23 October 1981; 42 years ago (1981-10-23) (Old bridge) 7 October 2005; 18 years ago (2005-10-07) (New bridge)
Collapsed	3 April 1999
Location

Liberty Bridge (Serbian: Мост слободе, romanized: Most slobode) is a cable-stayed bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. The bridge was opened for traffic on 23 October 1981. During that time, the bridge was the world record holder in the category of bridges with cable-stayed design. It was destroyed during NATO bombardment on 3 April 1999. It was rebuilt from 2003 to 2005 and reopened on 7 October 2005.