Pelješac Bridge
| Pelješac Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°56′23″N 17°32′38″E / 42.939774°N 17.543793°ECoordinates: 42°56′23″N 17°32′38″E / 42.939774°N 17.543793°E |
| Carries | 4-lane wide expressway |
| Crosses | Neretva Channel / Bay of Mali Ston |
| Locale | South-east Croatia |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
| Total length | 2,404 metres (7,887 ft) |
| Width | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Longest span | 568 metres (1,864 ft) |
| Clearance below | 55 metres (180 ft) |
| History | |
| Opened | foreseen 2022 |
The Pelješac Bridge (Croatian: Pelješki most) is planned bridge in Croatia, whose construction started in 2007. The bridge aims at ensuring the territorial continuity of Croatia by connecting its mainland with the southernmost region, the Dubrovnik–Neretva County, while avoiding crossing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Neum Corridor. By connecting the Croatian peninsula of Pelješac with the mainland, the bridge would span the part of the Adriatic Sea which separates the two near the Bay of Mali Ston and the Neretva Channel.
Amid political controversies with neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as financial difficulties, the construction was halted in 2012, and is restarting as of late 2017 with EU funds.
According to the construction plan accepted in 2007, the Pelješac Bridge would be a 2,404-metre (7,887 ft) long, 55-metre (180 ft) high beam and cable-stayed bridge, with a main span of 568 metres (1,864 ft). It would be 21 metres (69 ft) wide, enough to accommodate 4 lanes of traffic. If constructed, this span would be the second largest in Europe. The two pylons would be 115 metres (377 ft) above the road deck, 170 metres (560 ft) above sea level, and 240 metres (790 ft) above the seabed. The beam part of the bridge would be composed of 14 smaller pylons (7 from Brijesta on Pelješac side and 7 from Komarna on Croatian mainland side), each built 180 metres (590 ft) apart, with a span of 180 meters.
Beside the construction of the bridge, access roads at both sides of the bridge require construction, including 2 tunnels on Pelješac (one 2,170 metres (7,120 ft) and other 450 metres (1,480 ft) long) as well as two smaller bridges on Pelješac, (one 500 metres (1,600 ft) and another 50 metres (160 ft) long). The bridge cannot form part of the A1 motorway, currently connecting Zagreb and Ploče, because it is not planned to include the requisite number of lanes to support it. The road from Ploče through the bridge towards Ston and further south to Dubrovnik is planned to be a 4-lane highway.
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