Millennium Bridge (Podgorica)

Millennium Bridge
Coordinates42°26′42″N 19°15′32″E / 42.444914°N 19.259014°E / 42.444914; 19.259014
CrossesMorača River
LocalePodgorica, Montenegro
Official nameMost Milenijum
Characteristics
Designcable-stayed
Total length173 m (568 ft)
Longest span140 m (459 ft)
History
Opened13 July 2005
Location

The Millennium Bridge (Montenegrin: Мост Миленијум, romanizedMost Milenijum) is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Morača river in Podgorica, Montenegro.[1]

History

The bridge was designed by Marjan Pipenbaher from the Slovenian company Ponting Bridges and Mladen Ulićević, a professor at Faculty of Civil Engineering in Podgorica. It was built by the Slovenian company Primorje, and opened on 13 July 2005, Montenegro's National Day. It quickly became one of the city's most prominent landmarks.

The bridge is 173 metres long, and the pylon soars 57 m above the roadbed. Twelve cables support the roadway deck, while twenty-four more are attached to the counterweights, creating an imposing image.

The construction of the bridge began in 2005, and the building cost was approximately 7 million euros. The roadway carries two lanes of traffic and a pedestrian walkway in each direction. The bridge connects the Boulevard of Ivan Crnojević in the city centre and July 13 street in the new part of city, thus relieving the other congested bridges connecting the city center with the densely populated districts over the Morača river.

References

  1. ^ Mostovi, Podgorica City official website

42°26′43″N 19°15′29″E / 42.4452°N 19.2581°E / 42.4452; 19.2581

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