New Railroad Bridge
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| Official name | Novi železnički most |
| Carries | railway |
| Crosses | Sava |
| Locale | Belgrade |
| Design | cable-stayed bridge |
| Longest span | 254 metres (833 ft)[1] |
| Total length | 1,928 metres (6,325 ft) |
| Opening date | 1979 |
New Railroad Bridge (Serbian: Нови железнички мост, Serbian (Latin): Novi železnički most) is a bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade. It is a cable-stayed bridge.
The railroad 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.[2]
The bridge was designed by Nikola Hajdin, engineer and current president of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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