Zezelj’s bridge

The new bridge was built as a replacement for the old prestressed concrete bridge and is located on the European Railway Corridor 10.

The steel structure consists of two arches spanning the Danube River between Petrovaradin and Novi Sad. The smaller arch spans 177 meters and is 34 meters high with hangers, while the larger arch spans 219 meters and reaches a total height of 42 meters, also with hangers.

The bridge accommodates two railway tracks, two lanes for road traffic, as well as two pedestrian and bicycle paths.

The temporary steel launching towers, which served as the main bracing during the placement of the arches in their final designed position, were built as four-chord spatial trusses, following the slope of the arches and bypassing the hangers without affecting the core cross-sectional dimensions of the bridge components.

A total of 16 towers were fabricated and assembled, with heights of up to 34 meters and widths of 3.2 meters. The total weight of the steel structure is 650 tons.

The fabrication and assembly were carried out following Konstruktor’s Quality Plan, in full compliance with applicable Serbian standards.