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'''New Bridge''' (also known as '''Mitrovica Bridge''' or '''Ibar River Bridge''') is a steel truss bridge crossing the Ibar river in [[Kosovska Mitrovica]], [[Kosovo]], [[Serbia]].<ref name="Balkan Reconstruction Report">{{cite journal|last=Kostovicova|first=Denisa|date=07/15/2003|title=Crossing the Bridge|journal=Balkan Reconstruction Report|publisher=CEEOL|location=Political Digest|volume=2003|issue=7.15|pages=1|language=English|url=http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/issuedetails.aspx?issueid=bc23af36-b779-11d7-91f3-0000b4a60532&articleId=bc23af39-b779-11d7-91f3-0000b4a60532}}</ref> |
'''New Bridge''' (also known as '''Mitrovica Bridge''' or '''Ibar River Bridge''') is a steel truss bridge crossing the Ibar river in [[Kosovska Mitrovica]], [[Kosovo]], [[Serbia]].<ref name="Balkan Reconstruction Report">{{cite journal|last=Kostovicova|first=Denisa|date=07/15/2003|title=Crossing the Bridge|journal=Balkan Reconstruction Report|publisher=CEEOL|location=Political Digest|volume=2003|issue=7.15|pages=1|language=English|url=http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/issuedetails.aspx?issueid=bc23af36-b779-11d7-91f3-0000b4a60532&articleId=bc23af39-b779-11d7-91f3-0000b4a60532}}</ref> It was built in 2005 by the French [[Kosovo Force|KFOR]]. |
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New bridge is one of three bridges over the Ibar River in Kosovska Mitrovica. The other two, one leading to the railway station, and the other being an abandoned railway bridge, are only lightly used. New Bridge is the main crossing point for people going from one side of the city to the other. |
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[[Image:Mitrovica Bridge.jpg|250px|New Bridge, as seen from a nearby playground; the closest one can photograph it due to military concerns.]] |
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The bridge has become an iconic symbol of Kosovo division,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-92248752.html|title=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23165371.html|title=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> as it separates around 80,000 Kosovo Albanians in the south from about half as many Serbs living in the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-19-2381325154_x.htm|title=USA Today|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> It is used as a military [[checkpoint]] and provides a defacto border between Serbia and Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3578838.ece|title=The Times (UK)|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> |
The bridge has become an iconic symbol of Kosovo division,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-92248752.html|title=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-23165371.html|title=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> as it separates around 80,000 Kosovo Albanians in the south from about half as many Serbs living in the north.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-19-2381325154_x.htm|title=USA Today|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> It is used as a military [[checkpoint]] and provides a defacto border between Serbia and Kosovo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3578838.ece|title=The Times (UK)|accessdate=2008-09-28}}</ref> |
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New Bridge (also known as Mitrovica Bridge or Ibar River Bridge) is a steel truss bridge crossing the Ibar river in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Serbia.[1] It was built in 2005 by the French KFOR.
New bridge is one of three bridges over the Ibar River in Kosovska Mitrovica. The other two, one leading to the railway station, and the other being an abandoned railway bridge, are only lightly used. New Bridge is the main crossing point for people going from one side of the city to the other. New Bridge, as seen from a nearby playground; the closest one can photograph it due to military concerns.
The bridge has become an iconic symbol of Kosovo division,[2][3] as it separates around 80,000 Kosovo Albanians in the south from about half as many Serbs living in the north.[4] It is used as a military checkpoint and provides a defacto border between Serbia and Kosovo.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Kostovicova, Denisa (07/15/2003). "Crossing the Bridge". Balkan Reconstruction Report. 2003 (7.15). Political Digest: CEEOL: 1.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Associated Press". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "Associated Press". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "USA Today". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ "The Times (UK)". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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