The Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge or the 25 May Bridge crosses the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

at its 1297th kilometer, connecting the towns of

Ilok Ilok () is the easternmost town in Croatia forming a geographic salient surrounded by Vojvodina. Located in the Syrmia region, it lies on a hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbia. The populati ...

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and

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; hu, Palánka) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube. In 2011 the tow ...

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. It is the 825 meters long single-carriageway road bridge, built as a box girder construction. It was opened in 1974 as the "25 May" Bridge, named after the birthday of Yugoslav leader

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his deat ...

. The bridge was damaged by airplane bombs during the

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on 4 April 1999. After reconstruction, it was opened for truck and bus traffic on 30 April 2002. The bridge is a border crossing itself, and there is an additional land crossing nearby, towards the village of

Neštin Neštin () is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. Geographically, it is located the region of Syrmia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a ...

in the west. It is the terminal point of the Croatian D2 road and a part of Serbian road M18.

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Closeup photo of the bridge
Bridges over the Danube Bridges in Croatia Road bridges in Serbia Bridges completed in 1974 Croatia–Serbia border crossings Ilok Buildings and structures in Vukovar-Syrmia County Bačka Palanka {{Serbia-bridge-struct-stub

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