Beška Bridge ( Serbian : Мост код Бешке , Most kod Beške ) crosses the Danube river near Beška , Serbia on the A1 motorway , part of the European route E75 . It consists of two identical prestressed concrete constructions, the first being completed in 1975 and the second in 2011. With 2,205 m total length, it is the longest bridge over the Danube.
5-516: The bridge does not have an official name, usually referred to as Beška Bridge due its vicinity to the Beška settlement. The first bridge was designed by architect Branko Žeželj , who also designed Belgrade Fair – Hall 1 , Žeželj Bridge and the foundations of the Belgrade Centre railway station . It was built by Mostogradnja from 1971 to 1975. It was bombed twice and partly destroyed during
10-486: Is Belgrade Fair's largest exhibition space. The hall opened to the public in 1957. It was the world's largest dome between 1957 and 1965 and is Europe 's largest dome. The Hall 1 is constructed between 1954 and 1957 by Branko Žeželj and Milorad Pantović. It is located on new Belgrade Fair ground on the right bank of the Sava River . It is circular in shape, covered by a dome spanning 109 m (358 ft), which
15-535: Is the largest dome in the world constructed by prestressed concrete . The maximum ceiling height at the hall is 30.78 m. The hall has been constructed in levels: basement, arena, ground floor, 1st gallery, 2nd gallery and the connecting part toward the West Wing. All levels of the hall are used as exhibiting space, other than the basement, where offices, the hall warehouse and auxiliary facilities are located. All external exhibiting space walls are made of glass from
20-511: The NATO bombing of Serbia on 1 April and 21 April 1999, but it was temporarily fixed soon after the bombing was over and reopened on 19 July 1999, as it is an important part of the E75 . A twin new bridge for northbound traffic was built right next to the old one between 2008 and 2011, by a consortium led by Austrian group Alpine Bau , and was opened on October 3, 2011. After its opening, the old bridge
25-586: Was closed for reconstruction, to be finally opened for the designated traffic in August 2014. The total contracted value of the works was €33.7 million, and it was financed from an EBRD loan. The bridge carries a full motorway profile, having two traffic lanes, hard shoulder lane and two pedestrian lanes. This article about a bridge in Serbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belgrade Fair %E2%80%93 Hall 1 The Belgrade Fair – Hall 1 ,
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