The Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge or the 25 May Bridge crosses the Danube at its 1297th kilometer, connecting the towns of Ilok , Croatia and Bačka Palanka , Serbia . It is the 825 meters long single-carriageway road bridge, built as a box girder construction. It was opened in 1974 as the "25 May" Bridge, named after the birthday of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito . The bridge was damaged by airplane bombs during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia on 4 April 1999. After reconstruction, it was opened for truck and bus traffic on 30 April 2002.
3-557: The bridge is a border crossing itself, and there is an additional land crossing nearby, towards the village of Neštin in the west. It is the terminal point of the Croatian D2 road and a part of Serbian road M18. 45°13′58″N 19°24′06″E / 45.23278°N 19.40167°E / 45.23278; 19.40167 This article about a bridge in Croatia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
6-702: A bridge in Serbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ne%C5%A1tin Neštin ( Serbian Cyrillic : Нештин ) is a village located in the Bačka Palanka municipality, in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina , Serbia . Geographically, it is located the region of Syrmia . According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 794 inhabitants. Also, wine produced in Neštin
9-740: Is well-known. Situated across the Danube from the municipality center, Neštin is a practical exclave , as the shortest road (9 km) linking it with Bačka Palanka (across the Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge ) leads halfway through the territory of Croatia, and includes two border crossings. A tightened border regime owing to Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013 has caused considerable inconvenience for daily commuting of students and workers. Agriculture producers of Neštin were affected in particular, because transport of goods through Croatia
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