Suada and Olga bridge, Road bridge over Miljacka River in Centar Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Suada and Olga Bridge carries a flat concrete deck across the Miljacka, its full length edged by a metal railing of vertical posts and horizontal rails. Beneath the deck a thick concrete fascia runs as a horizontal band, resting on large rectangular piers that rise from the water, one standing near the right bank. The concrete is light grey, stained darker along the lower edges and at the pier bases.
Originally named Ćirišhana Bridge, it was renamed in 1999 to honor two victims who died at the start of the Sarajevo siege. The dedication marks the beginning of the city's conflict and civilian suffering.
The bridge's oldest name, Ćirišhana, came from a small glue factory on the right bank. Locals still call it Vrbanja Bridge, and it was renamed Suada Dilberović Bridge in 1996 and Suada and Olga Bridge in 1999. Admira Ismić and Boško Brkić were shot on the bridge in 1993; their story inspired the 1994 documentary Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo.
The bridge carries the street across the Miljacka on concrete piers, with a metal railing along the deck. It stands in the Centar municipality, near the spot where the Miljacka bends between the old town and the newer centre. Cross on foot using the walkway beside the railing; the deck is exposed, so there is no shelter in rain or snow.
On 19 May 1993, Admira Ismić, a Bosniak, and Boško Brkić, a Bosnian Serb, were shot on the bridge while trying to cross; Kurt Schork's reporting inspired the 1994 documentary Romeo and Juliet in Sarajevo. The bridge also gives its name to songs by Jill Sobule and Sammi Cheng.
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