List of bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This list of bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

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Historical and architectural interest bridges

NameBosnianDistinctionLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCantonRef.
Most Klepci 2.jpg Mustaj-bey Bridge Mustaj-begova ćuprija/Ćuprija KlepciNational monument0 m (0 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
Footbridge
Bregava
1517 Klepci
43°05′58″N17°43′18″E / 43.099543°N 17.721776°E / 43.099543; 17.721776 (Mustaj-bey Bridge)
Herzegovina-Neretva [1]
Buna kameni most u Buni 1912 a.jpg Kosor Bridge Kosorska ćuprijaNational monument0 m (0 ft) Masonry
stone-arch
Footbridge
Buna
16th c. Kosor
Herzegovina-Neretva
Stari Most22.jpg Stari Most
rebuilt in 2004
Stari mostSpan : 27.3 m (90 ft)
World Heritage Logo global.svg World Heritage Site
National monument
30 m (98 ft) Masonry
1 pointed arch
Footbridge
Neretva
1567 Mostar
43°20′14.0″N17°48′54.1″E / 43.337222°N 17.815028°E / 43.337222; 17.815028 (Stari Most)
Herzegovina-Neretva [S 1]
[2]
[3]
Visegrad Drina Bridge 1.jpg Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge Most Mehmed-paše SokolovićaConception by Mimar Sinan
World Heritage Logo global.svg World Heritage Site
National monument
179 m (587 ft) Masonry
11 pointed arches
1577 Višegrad
43°46′56.6″N19°17′16.8″E / 43.782389°N 19.288000°E / 43.782389; 19.288000 (Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge)
Višegrad [S 2]
[4]
[5]
Miljacka River sunset.jpg Drvenija Bridge Drvenijaonly wooden bridge spanning Miljacka in downtown Sarajevo today Wood 1898 Sarajevo
43°51′31.5″N18°26′02.7″E / 43.858750°N 18.434083°E / 43.858750; 18.434083 (Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge)
Sarajevo [6]
Sarajevo - Seher-Cehaja Bridge.jpg Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprijaNational monument Masonry
4 semi-circular arches (5 originally)
1586 Sarajevo
43°51′31.5″N18°26′02.7″E / 43.858750°N 18.434083°E / 43.858750; 18.434083 (Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge)
Sarajevo [S 3]
[7]
Most i reka.jpg Arslanagić Bridge Arslanagića mostNational monument80 m (260 ft) Masonry
2 semi-circular main arches
16th century Trebinje
42°42′52.8″N18°21′14.4″E / 42.714667°N 18.354000°E / 42.714667; 18.354000 (Arslanagić Bridge)
Trebinje [Note 1]
[S 4]
[9]
[8]
Galecka Cuprija on Suica River in BH.jpg Galečka Ćuprija Galečka ćuprijaNational monument42 m (138 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
- Šuica
43°49′22″N17°10′58″E / 43.822881°N 17.182657°E / 43.822881; 17.182657 (Galečka Ćuprija)
Kupres [10] [11]
Sarajevo Kozija Cuprija.JPG Goat's Bridge Kozija ćuprijaNational monument42 m (138 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
16th century Sarajevo
43°51′13.0″N18°27′26.2″E / 43.853611°N 18.457278°E / 43.853611; 18.457278 (Goat's Bridge)
Sarajevo [S 5]
[12]
[13]
Stone Bridge Kriva Cuprija.jpg Kriva Ćuprija Kriva ćuprijaNational monument
World Heritage Logo global.svg World Heritage Site
00 m (0 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
1558 Old Town Mostar
43°20′13″N17°48′47″E / 43.336834°N 17.813117°E / 43.336834; 17.813117 (Kriva Ćuprija)
Mostar [14] [15] [S 6]
[16]
"Ovci brod" Nevesinje.jpg Ovčiji Brod Ovčiji BrodNational monument Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
16th century Bratač
43°14′34.0″N18°13′49.7″E / 43.242778°N 18.230472°E / 43.242778; 18.230472 (Ovčiji Brod)
Republika Srpska [17]
Ilidza Rimski most 1.jpg Roman bridge in Ilidža Rimski mostNational monument40 m (130 ft) Masonry
7 semi-circular arches
16th century Ilidža
43°49′53.7″N18°17′10.0″E / 43.831583°N 18.286111°E / 43.831583; 18.286111 (Roman bridge in Ilidža)
Sarajevo Canton [18]
Konjic Stari most 6.jpg Stara Ćuprija
rebuilt in 2009
Stari most u KonjicuNational monument Masonry
6 pointed arches
1683 Konjic
43°39′03.9″N17°57′46.0″E / 43.651083°N 17.962778°E / 43.651083; 17.962778 (Stara Ćuprija)
Herzegovina-Neretva [S 7]
[19]
Latin Bridge in Sarajevo.jpg Latin Bridge Latinska ćuprijaSite of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which began the July Crisis that ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I.
National monument
Masonry
4 semi-circular arches
1799 Sarajevo
43°51′27.5″N18°25′44.2″E / 43.857639°N 18.428944°E / 43.857639; 18.428944 (Latin Bridge)
Sarajevo [S 8]
[20]
[21]
Neretva most.jpg Bridge on the Neretva Most na NeretviDestroyed during the Case White, rebuilt and redestroyed for the film Battle of Neretva.
National monument
78 m (256 ft) Truss
Steel
1888 Jablanica
43°39′15.0″N17°45′44.5″E / 43.654167°N 17.762361°E / 43.654167; 17.762361 (Bridge on the Neretva)
Herzegovina-Neretva [22]
Carinski Most 05036.JPG Customs Bridge  [ bs ]
rebuilt in 1996
Carinski Most Arch
Concrete deck arch
1900 Mostar
43°20′53.5″N17°48′37.7″E / 43.348194°N 17.810472°E / 43.348194; 17.810472 (Customs Bridge)
Herzegovina-Neretva [S 9]
[23]
[24]
Festina Lente Bridge jpg.jpg Festina lente (bridge) Festina lente38 m (125 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Footbridge
Miljacka
2012 Sarajevo
43°51′22.7″N18°25′03.6″E / 43.856306°N 18.417667°E / 43.856306; 18.417667 (Festina lente (bridge))
Sarajevo [S 10]
[25]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

! scope=col |NameBosnianSpanLengthTypeCarries
Crosses
OpenedLocationCantonRef.
Ostrozac, Jablanicko jezero i most 20070603 113.jpg Ostrožac Suspension Bridge Viseći most Ostrožac207 m (679 ft) Suspension
Steel deck, concrete pylons
Ostrožac
43°41′19.6″N17°49′16.4″E / 43.688778°N 17.821222°E / 43.688778; 17.821222 (Ostrožac Suspension Bridge)
Herzegovina-Neretva [S 11]
[26]
Babina Rijeka Viaduct Vijadukt Babina rijeka167 m (548 ft)405 m (1,329 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
119+167+119
109+163+109
A1-BIH-2014.svg
A1 motorway
Babina Rijeka
Zenica
44°12′42.5″N17°56′00.5″E / 44.211806°N 17.933472°E / 44.211806; 17.933472 (Babina Rijeka Viaduct)
Zenica-Doboj [27]
[28]
Most u raci.jpg Rača Bridge 150 m (490 ft) Truss
Steel
125+150+125
Railway bridge
Sava
1934 Brodac Donji Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N19°17′49.3″E / 44.909639°N 19.297028°E / 44.909639; 19.297028 (Rača Bridge)
Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)
[29]
Bridge of Europe (Sava) 150 m (490 ft)400 m (1,300 ft) Box girder
Steel
125+150+125
M18
Sava
2010 Brodac Donji Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N19°17′48.7″E / 44.909639°N 19.296861°E / 44.909639; 19.296861 (Bridge of Europe (Sava))
Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)
[29]
Sava River Bridge (Sremska Raca) 150 m (490 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
90+150+90
Sarajevo-Belgrade Motorway
Sava
2021 Brodac Donji Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N19°17′52.3″E / 44.909639°N 19.297861°E / 44.909639; 19.297861 (Sava River Bridge (Sremska Raca))
Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)
[30]
Vranduk 2 Viaduct
under construction
Most Vranduk 2150 m (490 ft)340 m (1,120 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
95+150+95
Vranduk
44°18′12.9″N17°54′37.0″E / 44.303583°N 17.910278°E / 44.303583; 17.910278 (Vranduk 2 Viaduct)
Zenica-Doboj [31]
Most Hercegovina 04.jpg Hercegovina Bridge
under construction
Most Hercegovina147 m (482 ft)(x5)945 m (3,100 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
105+5x147+105
Počitelj
43°08′57.3″N17°44′10.6″E / 43.149250°N 17.736278°E / 43.149250; 17.736278 (Hercegovina Bridge)
Herzegovina-Neretva [32]
Jablanicka prehrada - premosteni pobliz hraze vyuziva ostruv.jpg Island Bridge (Jablanica) 140 m (460 ft)180 m (590 ft) Box girder
Steel
Jablanica
43°41′44.9″N17°43′53.0″E / 43.695806°N 17.731389°E / 43.695806; 17.731389 (Island Bridge (Jablanica))
Herzegovina-Neretva [33]
Županja-Orašje Bridge Most Orašje-Županja134 m (440 ft)792 m (2,598 ft) Box girder
Steel
85+134+85
M1.8
Sava
1968 Orašje Županja
45°02′16.9″N18°42′09.4″E / 45.038028°N 18.702611°E / 45.038028; 18.702611 (Županja-Orašje Bridge)
Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)
[S 12]
[34]
Svilaj Bridge Most Svilaj130 m (430 ft)660 m (2,170 ft) Box girder
Composite steel/concrete
Twin bridges
100+130+100
2019 Donji Svilaj Svilaj
45°06′20.6″N18°18′53.3″E / 45.105722°N 18.314806°E / 45.105722; 18.314806 (Svilaj Bridge)
Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)
[35]
Brčko Railroad Bridge 126 m (413 ft)775 m (2,543 ft) Truss
Steel
92+126+92
Railway bridge
Sava
1968 Brčko Gunja
44°52′05.8″N18°49′51.9″E / 44.868278°N 18.831083°E / 44.868278; 18.831083 (Brčko Railroad Bridge)
Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)
[S 13]
Most Studencica 3.jpg Studenčica Viaduct Most Studenčica120 m (390 ft)(x3)555 m (1,821 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+3x120+70
A1-BIH-2014.svg
A1 motorway
Studenčica (river)
2015 Studenci
43°09′34.0″N17°38′27.6″E / 43.159444°N 17.641000°E / 43.159444; 17.641000 (Studenčica Viaduct)
West Herzegovina [S 14]
[36]
[37]
Autobahnbrucke a1 Herzegowina 2 2019-08-24.jpg Trebižat Viaduct Most Trebižat120 m (390 ft)380 m (1,250 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+120+80
2015 Studenci
43°09′10.8″N17°37′04.9″E / 43.153000°N 17.618028°E / 43.153000; 17.618028 (Trebižat Viaduct)
West Herzegovina [S 15]
[38]
Vranduk 1 Viaduct
under construction
Most Vranduk 1120 m (390 ft)(x2)390 m (1,280 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+2x120+70
70+2x120+70
Vranduk
44°18′28.8″N17°54′24.8″E / 44.308000°N 17.906889°E / 44.308000; 17.906889 (Vranduk 1 Viaduct)
Zenica-Doboj [31]
Most preko Neretve, juzno od Jablanice 20070603 115.jpg Gazelle Bridge 100 m (330 ft)300 m (980 ft) Box girder
Steel
V-shaped legs
1966 Jablanica
43°38′47.6″N17°45′50.8″E / 43.646556°N 17.764111°E / 43.646556; 17.764111 (Gazelle Bridge)
Herzegovina-Neretva [39]
[40]

Notes and references

  1. The bridge, originally built 5 kilometers upstream from its current location, was partly destroyed during the Second World War. It was moved and rebuilt identically in 1972 following the construction of a hydroelectric dam. [8]
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  3. "Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. Prade, 1990, p.417
  5. "Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. "Grad Sarajevo pokrenuo obnovu mosta Drvenija | Sarajevo.ba". www.sarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Sarajevo. 13 Aug 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.109
  8. 1 2 "Arslanagića bridge on Trebišnjica river". Go2bosnia.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
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  12. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.87
  13. "Kozija ćuprija, historijski spomenik" [Kozija Bridge, historical monument]. Kons.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  14. "Mostar, the historic site". cija.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  15. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kriva Cuprija bridge of Mostar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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  17. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.294
  18. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.75
  19. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.220
  20. Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.118
  21. Owings, W.A. Dolph. (1984). The Sarajevo Trial . Chapel Hill, NC: Documentary Publications. ISBN   0-89712-122-8.
  22. "Memorial complex Battle for the wounded on the Neretva River, the historic area". Kons.gov.ba - Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  23. Šaravanja, Krešimir. "Mostar's bridges from the Austria-Hungary period" (PDF). Cidom.org (in Bosnian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  24. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.237
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  26. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.240
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  29. 1 2 Antovski, Kosta; Bardakoski, Sašo; Dimeski, Goce; Kočkov, Kosta (September 2010). Construction of steel road bridge over the Sava River at Sremska Racha (PDF) (in Serbian). Društvo Graĉevinskih Konstruktera Srbije. p. 157-162. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  30. "Sava River Bridge at Sremska Raca". Lazarpavic.com - Bridge Engineering. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  31. 1 2 "Most Počitelj" (PDF). Nestabilnost - Magazine of the Students of the Civil Engineering Faculty of the University of Mostar (in Bosnian). 19: 54–55. December 2021.
  32. "Most Počitelj" (PDF). Nestabilnost - Magazine of the Students of the Civil Engineering Faculty of the University of Mostar (in Bosnian). 19: 6–11. December 2021.
  33. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.231
  34. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.314
  35. Huzjan, Boris; Šošić, Darko (23 September 2019). "Project management during construction of the cross-border Svilaj Bridge" (PDF). Građevinar (in Croatian). 71 (9). Zagreb: Croatian Society of Civil Engineers: 781–790. doi: 10.14256/JCE.2604.2019 . S2CID   204130776 . Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  36. Jurišić, Marino; Cvitković, Marko (2016). "Studenčica Bridge testing". Elektronički Časopis Građevinskog Fakulteta Osijek. 7 (12). doi: 10.13167/2016.12.1 .
  37. "Most Studenčica" [Studenčica Bridge]. Tempus-projekt.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  38. "Most Trebižat" [Trebižat Bridge]. Tempus-projekt.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  39. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.230
  40. Prade, 1990, p.423

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