Krk Bridge ( hr, Krčki most) is a long
reinforced concrete
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arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...
connecting the
Croatia
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n island of
Krk
Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kota ...
to the mainland. Carrying over a million vehicles per year, it was the last tolled bridge in Croatia that is not part of a motorway until the removal of tolls. The longer of the bridge's two arches is the
third-longest concrete arch in the world and the longest outside of China, and among the longest arches of any construction. The bridge was completed and opened in July 1980 and originally named Tito's Bridge ( hr, Titov most) in honor of
Yugoslav president 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 ...
, who
had died two months earlier. The bridge has since been renamed Krk Bridge or .
The bridge was tolled since its opening until the removal of tolls on 15 June 2020. However, passage was toll free for Krk residents since 1999 and vehicles owned by Krk businesses since the 2000s. When the tolls were removed, passenger cars were being charged 35 kuna, southbound only.
Construction
The bridge was designed by
Ilija Stojadinović Ilija may refer to:
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in cooperation with
Vukan Njagulj
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*Vukan of Rascia, the Grand Prince of Serbia 1083 - 1112
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*Vukan Nemanjić, the King of Serbia 1202 - 1204
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and
Bojan Možina
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, and built by
Mostogradnja Belgrade and
Hidroelektra Zagreb between 1976 and 1980. It was designed as a
cantilever bridge with temporary cable-stays. Structurally, the bridge consists of two reinforced concrete arch spans, which rest on the islet of Sveti Marko between Krk and the mainland. The length of the longer arch is (actually , a part of the bow is in the water), which made it the longest concrete arch at the time of construction, the distinction it held until it was surpassed by
Wanxian Bridge
Wanxian Bridge, or Wanzhou Bridge (), is a reinforced concrete arch bridge built over the Yangtze River in 1997. It is located in the vicinity of the Three Gorges Dam in Wanzhou, Chongqing, China. The arch span is and the total length of the brid ...
( length of arch) in 1997.
Traffic
Krk Bridge connects the island's 19,383 inhabitants (as of 2011) and its tourist resorts to
Jadranska magistrala
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, the main road along the
Adriatic
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coast. It also connects the city of
Rijeka
Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
to
Rijeka Airport
Rijeka Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Rijeka, it, Aeroporto di Fiume; ) is the international airport serving Rijeka, Croatia. It is located near the town of Omišalj on the island of Krk, 17 km from the Rijeka railway station. Most of the traf ...
, which is situated on Krk. In the first 20 years of its existence, the bridge was crossed by 27 million vehicles, more than double of ferry traffic to and from the island. Krk Bridge only carries one lane of traffic in each direction, and the increasing levels of traffic warrant a larger replacement bridge which is currently in planning stages.
See also
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List of arch bridges by length
This list of the longest arch bridge spans ranks the world's arch bridges by the length of their main span. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank bridges as it usually correlates with the engineering complexity involved in des ...
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List of bridges by length
This is a list of the world's longest bridges that are more than in length sorted by their full length above land and water. The main span is the longest span without any ground support.
'' Note: There is no standard way to measure the total l ...
References
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External links
* {{Structurae, id=20000139, title=Krk Bridges
Deck arch bridges
Bridges completed in 1980
Concrete bridges
Buildings and structures in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Krk
Cross-sea bridges in Croatia
Transport in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County