Dzhurdzhevicha Bridge: a description of where it is located and how to get there?

Each city, country or territory is remarkable for a particular outstanding architecture or tourist destination. This corner will cause excitement among tourists, there will come in whole groups, buses. Of course, such an item will be on the list of people planning to visit places, even if they are only forming their vacation so far.

In Montenegro, too, there is such a landmark, which has a unique, tragic history. But at the same time, the picturesque environment that she discovers makes people plunge into the world of nature, solitude and relaxation.

Montenegro is rich in natural beauty that has neither end nor edge: forests, rivers, lakes and mountains. But so far, few know about the most significant sights of Montenegro, its tourist calling card, which is surrounded by forests and mountain ranges. Dzhurdzhevicha bridge connects the two banks of the rapidly flowing mountain river called Tara.

The bridge was designed by a very talented architect of his time, Professor Miyat Troyanovich. The construction was led by engineers Isaac Rousseau and Lazar Yaukovich. The construction of the bridge is located not far from the Mojkovac-Zabljak highway, and connects the two banks of the Tara River, which flows into the canyon gorge.

Construction took three years - from 1937 to 1940. The number of built arches is five, and if you look at the structure as a whole, then you can see that it is slightly arched, not straightforward.

During military operations in World War II, Yugoslavia was occupied by the fascist armies. And Montenegro at that time was part of Yugoslavia. Cardinal changes took place in the country, and in order to fight with the enemy forces, part of the partisan movement aimed at undermining the bridges in order to impede the movement of the fascists. That is why the bridge, which connected rapidly the current Tara River, acquired an important strategic importance, as it was almost impossible to cross the canyon without a bridge.

In 1942, Lazar Yaukovich, an engineer who was directly involved in the construction of the bridge, and whose brainchild he was, learned about it and volunteered to blow up the structure. But only so that later it could be restored and restored by resuming communication between the two banks.

Therefore, the engineer laid the explosives only in the central part, under the largest arch, so as to destroy only it, and thereby stop communication between the banks. Since the central arch has a span of 116 m, no one will be able to jump over such a gap.

Having learned about the fact that the bridge was destroyed, and having learned by whom the bridge was destroyed, a hunt was declared on Yaukovich, and for two years the fascist soldiers tried to find an engineer. They succeeded - and Lazar Yaukovich was shot.

Now you can find a monument erected to the fearless engineer.And the design itself was able to be restored immediately after the end of the war, and already in 1946 cars were able to drive there again.

The bridge has two significant and historical notes.

1. In concrete, you can find traces left after the shelling, excavation from the shells that were fired. All this leaves its mark on history as well as on tourists who visit this place.
2. The name of the bridge itself. As is clear from history, among builders, designers and designers, there is no one by the name of Dzhurdzhevich. And this is true, the bridge is named near the farm, or rather, the name of the farmer. Unfortunately, why the bridge received this name - there is no reliable information as well as information about that farmer.

As mentioned above, Dzhurdzhevich bridge is located near the road Mojkovac - Zabljak. And to get to the bridge, the easiest option would be to simply buy a ticket for a canyon tour, and you will be taken to the right place by bus.

If you don’t want to go by bus, you can also get to the place by a regular bus that goes from abljak to Plevl. The hitch lies in the fact that buses run quite rarely along this route, and if you miss your flight, you will have to wait a long time, especially if we are talking about a non-tourist season. And settlements are located at a rather remote distance.

But it does not frighten tourists. The bridge is located on the ramification of the road between the cities of Mojkovac, Plevlya and Zabljak, and if you look around more carefully, then from any of this city you can reach the sights. Especially in the tourist season.

The fastest route comes from Zabljak, it turns out that you need to drive about 20 km for 3 euros.

Those who like active sports can ride a bike. But the trip will be very difficult and energy consuming. But you can enjoy plenty of nature of Montenegro, clean air and beautiful forests.

If you have your own car, then you will have no difficulty to get to your destination. Near the bridge there is free parking. But if you call a taxi, the trip will cost about 20-30 euros, or even more.

During the season, a trip as part of a canyon tour (visiting not only the bridge and its highlands, but also other canyons) will be about 50 euros, the price varies depending on the carrier. And the whole tour will be about 12 hours.

Dzhurdzhevicha Bridge is one of the most memorable sights of Montenegro. From this gaze a fantastic relief of mountain ranges, forests and the river Tara opens.

But beauty can be seen not only from the majestic structure, which rises 160 meters above sea level, but also thanks to the zipline, a path that is located near the bridge between the two hills connected by a rope.

There are three types of bungee with different lengths.

1. The smallest zip track is 350 meters. But do not be upset, because of the slope, the speed that a tourist develops comes to 100 km per hour, which is quite a lot. Of course, a lot depends on the person’s body. The duration of the flight does not exceed 50 seconds, but because of the feeling of weightlessness, it seems that you even soar. The price of such a trip will cost 10 euros per person. This track runs from May to September inclusive.
2. Zipline at 824 meters. Until 2017, it was the longest zip track in Montenegro.The flight lasts as much as 70 seconds, the height is the same - 170 meters, it is possible to sit down, that is, there is a bucket-like seat. This track runs from April to mid-October. The ticket price is 20 euros per person, there is no restriction on video filming.
3. Bungee length of 1050 meters. Such a zip-track is considered the longest not only in Montenegro, but also in the world. The speed that a person develops, running on it, reaches 120 km per hour. The altitude here is already 190 meters above the Tara River, and the flight time increased to 85 seconds. Ticket price 20 euros. Works from April to mid-October.

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