Serbia opens for traffic Mihajlo Pupin bridge over Danube river

The bridge, 1,507 metres long and 29.1 metres wide, took over three years to build and cost around $260 million (211 million euro), the government said in a statement after prime minister Aleksandar Vucic attended the commissioning ceremony.

China's Ex-Im Bank financed 85% of the construction costs with the Serbian government and the city of Belgrade financing the remainder with their own funds.

The bridge was built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation.

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