Rogotin Bridge

Rogotin Bridge

Rogotinski most
Coordinates43°02′19.2″N 17°29′05.9″E / 43.038667°N 17.484972°E / 43.038667; 17.484972
CarriesD8 state road
CrossesNeretva
LocaleRogotin, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
Characteristics
MaterialPrestressed concrete
Total length414 m
Longest span110 m
History
Opened1966
Location
Interactive map of Rogotin Bridge

The Rogotinski Bridge (Croatian: Rogotinski most) is a road bridge that spans the Neretva river in the town of Rogotin near Ploče. It is built from prestressed concrete, and the construction was officially finished in 1966.[1]

A little over a year before construction began, in May 1965, a temporary pontoon bridge, about 160 meters long, was built across the Neretva to serve as a crossing over the river. The central arch, 36 meters wide, was opened as needed so as not to interrupt river traffic between Ploče and Metković.[2]

The opening of the bridge significantly relieved traffic on the old road between Komin and Metković, and especially the bridge in Metković at that time (the predecessor of the current Lučki bridge).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Mostovi, masivni" [Massive bridges] (PDF). Tehnička enciklopedija (in Croatian). Vol. 8. LZMK. 1982. p. 710. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  2. ↑ "U utorak pontonskim mostom preko Neretve" [Across the Neretva by pontoon bridge on Tuesday]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). No. 6296. 22 May 1965. p. 2. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Četrdeset godina Rogotinskog mosta" [Forty years of the Rogotin Bridge]. metkovic.hr (in Croatian). 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 2026-08-17.