Sava River Bridge (A3)

Sava Bridge
Coordinates45°47′16″N 16°07′27″E / 45.787846°N 16.124175°E / 45.787846; 16.124175
Carriesroad vehicles
CrossesSava River
LocaleCentral Croatia
Official nameMost Sava
Maintained byHrvatske autoceste
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
Total length1064.5 m
Width2 x 10.5 m
History
Opened1981
Location
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The Sava Bridge is located between Kosnica and Ivanja Reka interchanges of the A3 motorway near Zagreb in Croatia, spanning Sava River. It is 1,064.5 metres (3,492 ft) long, and it comprises four traffic lanes and two emergency lanes. Construction work on the Sava Bridge started in 1977 and was opened to traffic in 1981. When completed, the bridge was the largest, in terms of its plan area, prefabricated girder bridge in Croatia.[1] The bridge was designed by Zvonimir Lončarić and built by Hidroelektra, Zagreb.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Snježana Tešović, Snježana Ališić (January 27, 2006). "Hidroelektra u izvedbi projektiranja mostova, vijadukata i nadvožnjaka" [Hidroelektra in the realization and design of bridges, viaducts and overpasses] (PDF). Građevinar (in Croatian). Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mostovi, vijadukti, nadvožnjaci, podvožnjaci" [Bridges, viaducts, flyovers, underpasses] (in Croatian). Hidroelektra. Archived from the original on May 26, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2010.