List of bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Bosnian	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Canton	Ref.
	Mustaj-bey Bridge	Mustaj-begova ćuprija/Ćuprija Klepci	National monument	0 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]
	Kosor Bridge	Kosorska ćuprija	National monument	0 m (0 ft)	Masonry stone-arch	Footbridge Buna	16th c.	Kosor	Herzegovina-Neretva
	Stari Most rebuilt in 2004	Stari most	Span : 27.3 m (90 ft) 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]
	Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge	Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića	Conception by Mimar Sinan World Heritage Site National monument	179 m (587 ft)	Masonry 11 pointed arches	Drina	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]
	Drvenija Bridge	Drvenija	only wooden bridge spanning Miljacka in downtown Sarajevo today		Wood	Miljacka	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]
	Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge	Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija	National monument		Masonry 4 semi-circular arches (5 originally)	Miljacka	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]
	Arslanagić Bridge	Arslanagića most	National monument	80 m (260 ft)	Masonry 2 semi-circular main arches	Trebišnjica	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]
	Galečka Ćuprija	Galečka ćuprija	National monument	42 m (138 ft)	Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Šuica river	-	Šuica 43°49′22″N17°10′58″E / 43.822881°N 17.182657°E / 43.822881; 17.182657 (Galečka Ćuprija)	Kupres	[10] [11]
	Goat's Bridge	Kozija ćuprija	National monument	42 m (138 ft)	Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Miljacka	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]
	Kriva Ćuprija	Kriva ćuprija	National monument World Heritage Site	00 m (0 ft)	Masonry 1 semi-circular arch	Radobolja river	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]
	Ovčiji Brod	Ovčiji Brod	National monument		Masonry 3 semi-circular arches	Zalomka	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]
	Roman bridge in Ilidža	Rimski most	National monument	40 m (130 ft)	Masonry 7 semi-circular arches	Bosna (river)	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]
	Stara Ćuprija rebuilt in 2009	Stari most u Konjicu	National monument		Masonry 6 pointed arches	Neretva	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	Latinska ćuprija	Site 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	Miljacka	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]
	Bridge on the Neretva	Most na Neretvi	Destroyed during the Case White, rebuilt and redestroyed for the film Battle of Neretva. National monument	78 m (256 ft)	Truss Steel	Neretva	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]
	Customs Bridge  [ bs ] rebuilt in 1996	Carinski Most			Arch Concrete deck arch	Neretva	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)	Festina lente		38 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 |Name	Bosnian	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Canton	Ref.
	Ostrožac Suspension Bridge	Viseći most Ostrožac	207 m (679 ft)		Suspension Steel deck, concrete pylons	R437 Jablaničko lake Neretva		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 rijeka	167 m (548 ft)	405 m (1,329 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 119+167+119 109+163+109	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]
	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 2	150 m (490 ft)	340 m (1,120 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 95+150+95	A1 motorway Bosna (river)		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]
	Hercegovina Bridge	Most Hercegovina	147 m (482 ft)(x5)	945 m (3,100 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 105+5x147+105	A1 motorway Neretva	2024	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]
	Island Bridge (Jablanica)		140 m (460 ft)	180 m (590 ft)	Box girder Steel	Road bridge Jablaničko lake Neretva		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-Županja	134 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 Svilaj	130 m (430 ft)	660 m (2,170 ft)	Box girder Composite steel/concrete Twin bridges 100+130+100	A1 motorway Sava	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]
	Studenčica Viaduct	Most Studenčica	120 m (390 ft)(x3)	555 m (1,821 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+3x120+70	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]
	Trebižat Viaduct	Most Trebižat	120 m (390 ft)	380 m (1,250 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+120+80	A1 motorway Trebižat (river)	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 1	120 m (390 ft)(x2)	390 m (1,280 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 80+2x120+70 70+2x120+70	A1 motorway Bosna (river)		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]
	Gazelle Bridge		100 m (330 ft)	300 m (980 ft)	Box girder Steel V-shaped legs	Sarajevo–Ploče railway Neretva	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

• Notes

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]

• Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com .

1. "Mostar Bridge".
2. "Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge".
3. "Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge".
4. "Perovic most".
5. "Goat's Bridge".
6. "Kriva Bridge".
7. "Old Konjic Bridge".
8. "Latin Bridge".
9. "Carinski Most".
10. "Festina lente".
11. "Ostrožac Suspension Bridge".
12. "Zupanja-Orasje Bridge".
13. "Brcko Railroad Bridge".
14. "Studenčica Viaduct".
15. "Trebižat Viaduct".

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40. Prade, 1990, p.423

See also

• List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Roads in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Rail transport in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina

External links

• "Brücken". Brueckenweb.de (in German).
• "Suspension Bridges of Bosnia And Herzegovina". bridgemeister.com.

Further reading

• Čelić, Džemal; Mujezinović, Mehmed (1998). Sarajevo-Publishing (ed.). Stari mostovi u Bosni i Hercegovini [Old bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina](PDF) (in Bosnian). Sarajevo-Publishing. ISBN   9958-21-059-2.
• Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Bosnia and Herzegovina". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. CRC Press. p. 201-245. ISBN   978-1-4398-1029-3.
• Prade, Marcel (1990). "Yougoslavie". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 415. ISBN   2-902170-65-3.