Obrenovac-Surčin Bridge
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Obrenovac-Surčin Bridge | |
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 View on the Obrenovac side; smoke on the right side is from the TPP Nikola Tesla | |
| Coordinates | 44°40′25″N 20°10′01″E / 44.673515°N 20.166812°E |
| Carries | 2 lanes |
| Crosses | Sava river |
| Locale | Municipalities of Obrenovac and Surčin City of Belgrade, Serbia |
| Other name(s) | Мост Обреновац-Сурчин Most Obrenovac-Surčin |
| Maintained by | Putevi Srbije |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 627.8 m (2,060 ft) |
| Width | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Height | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
| Longest span | 141 m (463 ft) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1994 |
| Opened | December 1, 2011 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | toll-free |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Obrenovac-Surčin Bridge | |
The Obrenovac-Surčin Bridge (Serbian: Мост Обреновац-Сурчин, romanized: Most Obrenovac-Surčin) is the bridge crossing the river Sava in the suburban section of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. With the partially steel and partially concrete construction today, the building of the bridge began in 1994 when it was conceived as the carrier for the district heating pipeline. The works were halted in 1997 and the project was adapted to include the carriageways. Construction was resumed in 2010 and the bridge was opened on 1 December 2011.
The bridge is located just west of Obrenovac, spanning the river from the village of Urovci, right next to the TPP Nikola Tesla power plant (TENT). It connects the Lower Kolubara region with Syrmia, near Progar, in the municipality of Surčin.
The bridge is part of the Sremska gazela ("Syrmian gazelle") road, as of 2017 still under construction, which is to connect Obrenovac with the interchange loop at Dobanovci, on the European route E70.[1][2] The road is supposed to be 21 km (13 mi) long.[3] So far, the 1 km (0.62 mi) long access road to Boljevci was built (regional road 267), which connects it to Surčin. On the Obrenovac side, the 1 km (0.62 mi) access road to the R101 road (Obrenovac-Ub-Valjevo) has also been built.[3]
History
The bridge was originally projected as the carrier for the district heating pipeline, hence the closeness to the power plant.),[4][5] The foundation stone was set on the Obrenovac side in 1994,[1] during the mayoral tenure of Nebojša Čović,[3] and it was supposed to connect the plant with the New Belgrade. In 1997[3] the project was changed to include the possibility of transporting tanks and other military technics and then the idea was expanded to include the regular traffic. Due to the financial constraints, the works were halted in 1998 and the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 pushed this project out of any future plans as so much other infrastructure had to be repaired. In the next years nothing new was done as works included only the maintenance of the already placed steel construction and the reparation of one of the pillars which was damaged by the barge.
The idea resurfaced in 2006 when the discussions were held on the profitability of the heating pipeline and eventually the pipeline idea was dropped.[5] Initiated by mayor Dragan Đilas, tentative works on further building began in April 2010[3] and the full blown construction ensued in 2011. The bridge was opened, as planned, on 1 December 2011.[2]
Characteristics
The Obrenovac-Surčin bridge is the only one on the 70 km (43 mi) long section of the Sava, between Šabac and Ostružnica.[1]
It consists of two different constructions, the steel and the concrete one. The steel section is 446.5 m (1,465 ft)[1] long and consists of the six pieces of steel deck superstructure.[2] The grid was assembled on the bank and then elevated via the floating crane. The bridge is constructed in the style of the typical beam bridge. The concrete section is located on the Progar side of the bridge and is 181.3 m (595 ft)[1] long. The entire construction leans on 16 pillars which are founded on Hochstrasser-Weise piles with the diameters of 1.2 to 1.5 m (3 ft 11 in to 4 ft 11 in). Total length of the bridge is 627.8 m (2,060 ft).[5]
The bridge is 14.5 m (48 ft) wide and consists of two carriageways (3.75 m (12.3 ft) each),[4] two pedestrian walks and the space for the pipeline, if its constructed. The longest span is 141 m (463 ft) as the Sava is an international navigable river.[2][5] It is 16.5 m (54 ft) high.[1][2] The works were done by the Mostogradnja company.[5]
