Đurđevića Tara Bridge
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| Carries | cars, pedestrians |
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| Crosses | the Tara River |
| Locale | close to Žabljak, Montenegro |
| Design | arch bridge |
| Longest span | 116 m |
| Total length | 365 m |
| Clearance below | 170 m |
| Opening date | 1940 |
Đurđevića Tara Bridge is arch bridge over the Tara River in northern Montenegro. It is located at the crossroads between Mojkovac, Žabljak and Pljevlja, between villages of Budečevica and Trešnjica.
It was built between 1937 and 1940, designed by Mijat Trojanović, who oversaw the building of the bridge. When it was finished, it was the biggest vehicular concrete arch bridge in Europe.
The bridge is 365 m long, and has five arches, the biggest having span of 116 m. Distance between the roadbed and the river is 172 m.
The bridge's smallest arch was destroyed on May 6, 1942, by Yugoslav partisans, so it could not be used by Axis Powers to penetrate the liberated area on Durmitor. It was repaired in 1946.
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