Pelješac Bridge, Cable-stayed bridge in Komarna, Croatia
Pelješac Bridge is a multi-span cable-stayed bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia, carrying the road across the sea channel between Komarna on the mainland and Brijesta on the Pelješac peninsula. It is 2,404 metres long with thirteen spans, seven of them cable-stayed: five central spans of 285 metres and two outer spans of 203.5 metres. Two pylons flank the 200-by-55-metre navigation channel and rise 98 metres above sea level, 222 metres above the seabed. The deck is flat and edged with a white railing; thin white cables fan from the pylons to the deck, and the concrete piers stand in the water on wide rectangular bases.
After two decades of planning, construction started in July 2018, and the crossing opened to vehicles on July 26, 2022. Funding came 85 percent from the European Union, making the project the country's largest infrastructure undertaking.
The structure takes its name from the peninsula it reaches, and it changed how people move through this part of Croatia. Travelers heading south now cross the water directly, avoiding a short stretch through another country.
The bridge carries two traffic lanes of 3.5 m each, with narrower 2.5 m stopping lanes beside them. It is reserved for motor vehicles only, with no footpath or cycle track, and the deck sits 55 m above the water so ships can reach Neum. Heavy trucks and hazardous loads had to wait for the Ston bypass.
The China Road and Bridge Corporation carried out construction, using concrete and steel sourced from several countries. Many Croatians watched the progress through live cameras during the entire build, which took just over four years to complete.
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