Varadin Bridge

Varadin Bridge Варадински мост Varadinski most
Varadin Bridge in Novi Sad, August 2013
Coordinates	45°15′17″N 19°51′27″E / 45.254653°N 19.857472°E / 45.254653; 19.857472
Crossed	Danube
Locale	Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia
Official name	Marshal Tito Bridge (1946–1991) (Old bridge) Varadin Bridge (1991–) (Old and new bridges)
Named for	Josip Broz Tito (1946–1991) (Old bridge)
Preceded by	Prince Andrew Bridge (Old bridge) Liberty Bridge (New bridge)
Followed by	Žeželj Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Truss bridge (Old bridge) Box girder bridge (New bridge)
Material	Steel
Trough construction	Steel
Pier construction	Reinforced concrete
Total length	344 m (Old bridge) 304 m (New bridge)
Traversable?	Yes
Piers in water	2
No. of lanes	2
History
Engineering design by	Miodrag Živković, Panta Jakovljević, Sava Atanacković (Old bridge) Mašinska Industrija Niš (New bridge)
Construction start	13 August 1945; 78 years ago (1945-08-13) (Old bridge) January 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01) (New bridge)
Construction end	20 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-20) (Old bridge) 1 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-01) (New bridge)
Opened	20 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-20) (Old bridge) 1 September 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-01) (New bridge)
Collapsed	1 April 1999; 25 years ago (1999-04-01) (Old bridge)
Location

Varadin Bridge (Serbian: Варадински мост, Varadinski most) is a bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia. The bridge was built in 2000, after the previous bridge at this location was destroyed during NATO bombardment on 1 April 1999.^[1][2][3]