Blažo Jovanović bridge ( cnr, Мост Блажа Јовановића, Most Blaža Jovanovića) is a bridge across the

Morača The Morača ( sr-cyrl, Морача, ) is a major river in Montenegro that originates in the northern region in Kolašin Municipality under Mount Rzača. It meanders southwards for before emptying into Lake Skadar. Its drainage basin covers ...

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Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; lit. 'under the hill') is the capital and largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd (Cyrillic: Титоград, ) between 1946 and 1992—in the period that Montenegro form ...

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. The bridge is located near the confluence of the Ribnica and

rivers and is part of the ''Saint Peter of Cetinje boulevard''. It is 115.20m long and 22.35m wide and the city's busiest bridge.

History

Most Blaža Jovanovića was constructed between 1948 and 1950. It was projected by the famous

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Branko Žeželj Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

. The bridge was named after the Montenegrin national hero Blažo Jovanović. The bridge underwent a major reconstruction in 2008 and was officially re-opened in March 2009.

References

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