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

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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 the Fruška Gora hill overlooking the Danube river, which forms the border with the Bačka region of Serbi ...

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and

Bačka Palanka Bačka Palanka ( sr-cyrl, Бачка Паланка, ; ) 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 2022 the town had a total ...

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. It is the 825 meters long single-carriageway road bridge, built as a

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construction. It was opened in 1974 as the "25 May" Bridge, named after the birthday of Yugoslav leader

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. 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 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 Yugoslav Croatian architecture Girder bridges {{Serbia-bridge-struct-stub

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