King Alexander Bridge | |
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 King Alexander Bridge | |
| Coordinates | 44°48′54″N 20°26′53″E / 44.8149°N 20.448°E |
| Carries | 4 lanes (2 car, 2 tram) |
| Crosses | Sava |
| Locale | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Official name | Мост краља Александра Карађорђевића Most kralja Aleksandra Karađorđevića |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Mirko Roš (head of the construction) Nikolay Krasnov (decoration) |
| Total length | 474.7 m (1,557 ft) |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft)[1][2] |
| Longest span | 261 m (856 ft)[1][2] |
| History | |
| Construction start | July 1930 |
| Construction end | 11 December 1934 |
| Opened | 16 December 1934[3] |
| Closed | 12 April 1941 (partially demolished and out of service) 16 April 1944 (completely destroyed) |
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King Alexander Bridge (Serbian: Мост краља Александра, Most kralja Aleksandra), in full The Bridge of King Alexander Karađorđević or The Bridge of the Knightly King Alexander,[1] was a road and tram bridge over the Sava river, in Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia. It was the first permanent road bridge across the Sava in Belgrade[1] after almost 250 years and the Long Bridge from 1688.[3] Finished in 1934,[3] it was damaged and out of use since 1941, and fully demolished in 1944, during World War II.[1] Its pylons were later used for the modern Branko's Bridge, built in 1956.[4] The bridge was revered while existed being described as "gorgeous" and "one of the most important object ever built in Belgrade".[1]
- ^ a b c d e f Zoran Nikolić (17 July 2013). "Beogradske priče: Most viteškog kralja Aleksandra" [Belgrade stories: Bridge of the knightly king Alexander] (in Serbian). Večernje Novosti.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
novosti2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Dejan Spalović (13 August 2011), "Beogradski mostovi – od oblica do pilona", Politika (in Serbian)
- ^ M. Luković (8 July 2010), ""Gazelini regenti" preuzimaju dužnost" ["Gazela's regents" take office], Politika (in Serbian)