- Infrastructure of Novi Sad
This is article about infrastructure of
Novi Sad .Roads
Novi Sad is connected by a
highway toBelgrade to the south-east, andmotorway s toSubotica (north) andZrenjanin (north-east). City has 369 km of roads (2004). One of the busiest roads in Novi Sad is certainly 3 km of "Bulevar Oslobođenja".Public transportation
The main public transportation system in Novi Sad consists of bus lines. In urban part of Novi Sad and
Petrovaradin there are 17 bus lines, as well as 33 lines which connect villages and towns in Novi Sad and Petrovaradin municipalities, but also villages and towns in surrounding municipalities ofBeočin ,Temerin andSremski Karlovci . Bus transportation is operated byJGSP Novi Sad .In addition, there are various taxi companies serving the city.
Bridges
As of 2005, there are 10
bridge s in Novi Sad municipal area. Six bridges are overDanube-Tisa-Danube Canal , and four acrossDanube river. Through history, many bridges are built and then destroyed during many wars in this region.These are current bridges over river
Danube ("from west"):
*Liberty Bridge ("Most Slobode"), built in 1981, destroyed in 1999 and then rebuilt in 2005. It is the most modern bridge in Novi Sad, it connectSremska Kamenica with the main part of Novi Sad.
*Varadin Bridge ("Varadinski most"), built in 2000. It connect Petrovaradin with city centre.
*Road-Railway Bridge ("Drumsko-železnički most"), built in 2000 as a temporary solution, because rail traffic was halted during Nato bombardment in 1999. It has two line of traffic, which is also used for cars, but most important heavy tracks.
*Beška Bridge ("Most kod Beške"), built in 1975, situated between villagesKovilj (in Novi Sad municipality) andBeška (inInđija municipality). It is a part ofhighway E75.Former bridges on the Danube:
*Pontoon Bridge ("Pontonski most"), built in 1788, existed until 1918.
*Railway Bridge ("Železnički most"), built in 1883, destroyed in 1941, rebuilt in 1941, but destroyed again in 1944.
*Pontoon Bridge ("Pontonski most"), built in 1914, collapsed in 1924.
*Prince Tomislav Bridge ("Most Kraljevića Tomislava"), built in 1928, destroyed in 1941.
*Marshal Tito Bridge ("Most Maršala Tita"), built in 1946, destroyed in 1999.
*Žeželj Bridge ("Žeželjev Most"), built in 1961 and destroyed in 1999.
*Pontoon Bridge ("Pontonski most"), built in 1999, removed in 2005.Bridges over
Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal ("from west"):
*Futog Bridge ("Futoški most"), small bridge which is mainly used by local farming community from surrounding settlements ofKisač ,Futog andBački Petrovac .
*Rumenka Bridge ("Rumenački most"), situated inRumenka .
*Railway Bridge ("Železnički most"), which connectrailroad from Novi Sad toSubotica .
*Klisa Bridge ("Klisanski most"), it is in urban part of the city, connect neighborhoodsKlisa ,Vidovdansko Naselje , andSlana Bara with the city centre.
*Vidovdan Bridge ("Vidovdanski most"), it is also in urban part of the city, and it also connects neighborhoodsKlisa ,Vidovdansko Naselje andSlana Bara with the city centre.
*Kać Bridge ("Kaćki most"), it connects city withhighway E75 and some suburbs ofKać ,Budisava andKovilj .The 1999 NATO bombings of the bridges of Novi Sad, and the subsequent reconstruction project, are described in detail in the film "The Ister" (official site [http://www.theister.com/ here] ).
Railway
The railway station is situated not far from the city centre (in
Banatić neighborhood), and connects Novi Sad with majorEurope an cities, such asVienna ,Budapest ,Kiev andMoscow ; but also with major towns inVojvodina , such asSubotica ,Sombor ,Bačka Topola , Vrbas,Zrenjanin ,Inđija andSerbia n capital,Belgrade .Shipping
Novi Sad has a commercial
port on the banks ofDanube andDanube-Tisa-Danube Canal named Luka Novi Sad. There is also a tourist port nearVaradin Bridge in the city centre welcoming various river cruise vessels from across Europe. Novi Sad has several water-sports marinas nearRibarsko Ostrvo , Liman andPetrovaradin harbouring small sail boats and sporting/recreational vessels.Aviation
Novi Sad has one airport, Novi Sad-Čenej Airport, with grass surface and it is used for small aircraft, mainly for farming purposes. It is situated next to the suburb of
Čenej , about 10 km north from Novi Sad. For international travel, there isBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport , about 90 km south, an hour and a half drive from Novi Sad.External links
* [http://www.ns.ac.yu/stara/izleti/tvrdjava/mostovi.htm Bridges of Novi Sad] sr icon
* [http://dbridges.fw.hu/ujvidek.html Bridges of Novi Sad] hu icon
* [http://www.yuyellow.com/lukanovisad/#veze Port of Novi Sad] sr icon
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