The Pag Bridge (Croatian: Paški most) is the bridge that connects the island of Pag to the Croatian mainland. It is a 301 meters (988 ft) long, 9 meters (30 ft) wide bridge whose 201 meters (659 ft) long arch rises 35 meters (115 ft) above an Adriatic Sea strait called Ljubačka Vrata.[1] It was opened on 17 November 1968, and it transformed life on the island of Pag to be able to function more as a peninsula.[1]

Pag Bridge

Paški most
Coordinates44°19′30″N 15°15′29″E / 44.325°N 15.258°E / 44.325; 15.258
CarriesD106 road
CrossesLjubačka Vrata Strait
LocaleZadar County, Croatia
Named forIsland of Pag
Maintained byHrvatske ceste
Characteristics
Designconcrete arch bridge
Total length301 m
Width9 m
Longest span201 m
Clearance below35 m
History
Opened1968
Location
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The bridge was built by the local company Mostogradnja, designed by civil engineer Ilija Stojadinović, who also designed the nearby Šibenik Bridge.[1] The location of the bridge near Velebit causes the bridge to endure strong gusts of wind, the bora, and during the construction the wind speed was 8 on the Beaufort scale for a period of four months.[1] In a 2019 spring storm, the top wind speed on the bridge was 198 kilometres per hour (123 mph).[2]

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  • Festini, Alenka (7 February 2008). "Paški most slavi 40. rođendan". Zadarski list (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  • "Nevrijeme u Hrvatskoj od 12. do 14. svibnja 2019" (in Croatian). Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.