Ada Bridge
| Ada Bridge Мост на Ади / Most na Adi | |
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Ada Bridge
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| Carries | 6 lanes of future Belgrade Inner City Semi-Ring Road, 2 metro lanes and 2 pedestrian/bicycle lanes |
| Crosses | Sava river |
| Locale | Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade, Serbia |
| Owner | City of Belgrade |
| Maintained by | Belgrade Land Development Public Agency |
| ID number | 1151753 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Material | concrete, steel |
| Total length | 996m |
| Width | 45.04m |
| Height | 200m |
| Longest span | 376m |
| No. of spans | Main span 376m, side span 338m, back span 250m, end span |
| Clearance below | 20m |
| History | |
| Designer | Viktor Markelj and Peter Gabrijelčič |
| Constructed by | Porr AG-SCT d.d.-DSD GmbH |
| Construction begin | 2008 |
| Construction end | 2011 |
| Construction cost | €161,000,000 |
| Opened | 1 January 2012 at 00:00 |
The Ada Bridge (Serbian: Мост на Ади / Most na Adi) or alternatively Sava Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbia. The bridge crosses the tip of Ada Ciganlija island, connecting the municipalities of Čukarica and New Belgrade. The bridge pylon is located on the tip of the island, which has been reinforced with large amounts of concrete and has been slightly enlarged to provide stronger foundations. Construction began in 2008, and the bridge opened on 1 January 2012. Adjoining roads were completed in 2013.
In 1923, architect Đorđe Kovaljevski created the first urbanization plan of the area that envisaged a bridge over Ada Ciganlija. The initial idea of what is today known as the Belgrade Inner City Semi-Ring Road, to which the bridge is an important part, were created at that time. This road was part of several plans under different names such as the Main Ring Road, Transverse Road, Eastern Tangent Road, each with slightly different routes. All the plans had one thing in common: the Ada Ciganlija Bridge. In early plans the bridge was placed closer to the Lake while the final project placed the bridge on the very tip of the island due to ecological concerns over the lake.
Ada Bridge is the most upstream Belgrade bridge over the Sava river within the urban area. The bridge provides the only direct connection between the New Belgrade (Blokovi) and Čukarica (Banovo Brdo) municipalities. The bridge pylon is located on the tip of the Ada Ciganlija island.
The competition for the preliminary design of the bridge was held in 2004. Twelve companies submitted bids, with the winning design by the Slovenian company Ponting. The bridge designers were the architects Viktor Markelj and Peter Gabrijelčič. The winning conceptual design was unanimously selected by the jury which was chaired by Nikola Hajdin, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the architect of the New Railroad Bridge. The Belgrade Association of Architects also endorsed the project, assessing it as contemporary and relevant to the future skyline of Belgrade.
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