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Dry Bridge

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As of 2015 the bridge still stands, although rusty and in bad condition. The city authorities plan to demolish the bridge since it does not have any purpose and is unsafe. Some residents claim that Dry Bridge has become an ironic symbol of
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quarter. Two holding towers, one on the north side and the other on the south side, are made of
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bed was built at the bridge site, and 23 years after being built, Dry Bridge lost its purpose.
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In 1985, city authorities decided to fill in the secondary bed of the
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The bridge was built in 1962 by project engineer Rada Janjatov, as a
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Coordinates
45°22′54″N 20°23′3″E / 45.38167°N 20.38417°E / 45.38167; 20.38417
Zrenjanin
Vojvodina
Serbian
Zrenjanin
Serbia
suspension bridge
Mala Amerika
steel
concrete
Begej
Begej
Zrenjanin
Trinity Bridge
Crowland



"Čuveni zrenjaninski most na suvom vapi za rekom"
Image of the bridge
About the bridge (In Serbian)
Dry Bridge
Categories
Suspension bridges in Serbia
Zrenjanin
Buildings and structures in Vojvodina
Bridges in Serbia
Yugoslav Serbian architecture

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