Franjo Tuđman Bridge (Osijek)

Franjo Tuđman Bridge Most dr. Franje Tuđmana
Franjo Tuđman Bridge from Tvrđa
Coordinates	45°33′44″N 18°42′05″E
Carries	2 traffic lanes, 2 pedestrian lanes
Crosses	Drava River
Locale	Osijek, Croatia
Maintained by	Hrvatske ceste
Preceded by	Pedestrian bridge
Followed by	Railway bridge
Characteristics
Total length	294 m (965 ft)
Piers in water	2
History
Construction start	1993
Construction end	1995
Inaugurated	10 June 1995 (1995-06-10)
Statistics
Toll	no
Location

The Franjo Tuđman Bridge (Croatian: Most dr. Franje Tuđmana) is a 294-meter-long (965 ft) bridge over Drava River located in Osijek, Croatia. It connects Osijek and Slavonia with Baranja.

History

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In 1962 a vehicular bridge over Drava River was built in Osijek. It was in use until 1991 when it was demolished in the Croatian War of Independence, battle of Osijek.

In 1993 the cornerstone was laid for a new bridge. The initiator of this project was Croatian President Franjo Tuđman. The new bridge was finished in 1995, in place of old bridge. The opening ceremony was on 10 June 1995, with president Tuđman in attendance.

From 1995 since 2009 bridge had a few names, for example Drava Bridge (Croatian: Dravski most) or Bilje Bridge (Croatian: Biljski most). In 2009, by decision of the leaderships of Osijek and Osijek-Baranja County, the bridge was renamed Franjo Tuđman Bridge. In 2012 bridge was renovated.