Jablanica Bridge, Historic railway bridge site in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bridge in Jablanica is a memorial bridge over the Neretva River in Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its iron-lattice span, originally built in 1888, was demolished in 1968 for the filming of Veljko Bulajić's "Battle on the Neretva"; the twisted structure now lies on the left bank. A reconstructed section, added in 1977, was swept away by the river in 1991.
The iron bridge built in 1888 was destroyed by the Partisans between 1 and 4 March 1943, along with all bridges on the Neretva and Rama from Karaula to Ostrožac. A wooden provisional bridge, 56 m long and 2.5 m wide, was built in just 18 hours on 7–8 March. In August 1943 the Germans erected a new steel bridge on the existing stone supports; this was demolished in 1968 for the filming of Veljko Bulajić's "Battle on the Neretva".
The bridge is the centrepiece of the Memorial of the Battle for the Wounded on the Neretva, whose museum Josip Broz Tito opened on 12 November 1978 for the battle's 35th anniversary. The complex was proclaimed a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 13 July 2009. The site also marks the 1969 Oscar-nominated film The Battle of Neretva by Veljko Bulajić.
The site sits right along the Neretva riverbank and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. Visiting in the morning tends to be more comfortable, as the area is open and has little shade during the midday hours.
The lattice section lying on the left bank is the bridge the Germans built in August 1943, not the 1888 iron structure. It was demolished in 1968 for Veljko Bulajić's Oscar-nominated film "Battle on the Neretva", and the fallen span has stayed on the bank since, secured against further collapse.
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