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Carries
  
railway

Locale
  
Belgrade

Design
  
cable-stayed bridge

Opened
  
1979

Longest span
  
254 m

Location
  
Belgrade

Crosses
  
Sava

Official name
  
Novi železnički most

Address
  
Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia

Total length
  
1,928 m

Body of water
  
Sava

Bridge type
  
Cable-stayed bridge

New Railroad Bridge

Similar
  
Sava, Ada Bridge, Gazela Bridge, Old Sava Bridge, Branko's Bridge

New Railway Bridge (Serbian: Нови железнички мост, Novi železnički most) is a bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade. It is a cable-stayed bridge.

The railway bridge across the River Sava between the Novi Beograd and Prokop stations is 1928 m long.

The bridge was completed and opened for traffic in 1979. It was the first bridge in Europe to use cable-stayed girder system.

The bridge was designed by Nikola Hajdin, engineer and current president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

References

New Railroad Bridge Wikipedia