Maslenica Bridge (A1)
Maslenica Bridge (Croatian: Most Maslenica, but also known as Croatian: Maslenički most) is a 377.6 m (1,239 ft) long reinforced concrete arch bridge spanning the Novsko Ždrilo strait of the Adriatic Sea, north of Zadar, Croatia, carrying the Croatian A1 motorway. It is located between the Rovanjske and Posedarje interchanges of the A1 motorway.
Maslenica Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°14′12″N 15°31′20″E |
| Carries | A1 motorway |
| Crosses | Maslenica Strait (Adriatic Sea) |
| Locale | Southern Croatia |
| Official name | Most Maslenica |
| Maintained by | Croatian Motorways Ltd |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | concrete arch bridge |
| Total length | 377.6 m |
| Width | 20.4 m |
| Longest span | 200 m |
| Clearance below | 65 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | charged as a part of A1 motorway toll |
| Location | |
The bridge comprises a 200-metre (660 ft) span reinforced concrete arch, with an arch rise of 65 metres (213 ft). The arch comprises a box cross section, a double cell of constant depth. The superstructure is continuous across 12 spans, consisting of prestressed girders made monolithic with the in situ cast deck slab and transverse girders.
The bridge is maintained and operated by Croatian Motorways Ltd.
Approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) to the south, there is another bridge, carrying D8 state road across the same strait, and this was the original crossing point over the strait. Although that is a completely different structure, carrying a different road, that bridge is also officially called Maslenica Bridge. The bridge carrying the A1 motorway is actually older than the one carrying the D8 road, however since the latter is a replacement for a bridge destroyed in the Croatian War of Independence in 1991, both A1 and D8 bridges are known to be referred to as both old and new Maslenica Bridge.