Liberty Bridge Мост слободе Most slobode | |
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 Liberty Bridge in Novi Sad, August 2005 | |
| Coordinates | 45°13′58″N 19°50′56″E / 45.23278°N 19.84889°E |
| 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 (Old bridge) 2003 (New bridge) |
| Construction end | 1981 (Old bridge) 2005 (New bridge) |
| Opened | 23 October 1981 (Old bridge) 7 October 2005 (New bridge) |
| Collapsed | 3 April 1999 |
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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.