Djurdjevica Tara Bridge

The Đurđevića Tara bridge crosses the Tara canyon on five concrete arches, the largest spanning about a hundred and sixteen metres, and when it was finished in 1940 it was among the largest such bridges in Europe. In 1942 one of its arches was blown up by the partisan engineer Lazar Jauković, who had helped build it and who was executed on the bridge; a monument to him stands at one end. A zip line now runs across the gorge beside it.

What you actually see

• The arches - five concrete spans, the largest of about a hundred and sixteen metres.
• The gorge - the Tara canyon around a hundred and fifty metres below the deck.
• The Jaukovic monument - the memorial to the engineer at one end of the bridge.
• The zip line - the wire crossing the canyon beside the bridge.

When to go

May to October is the season; the road is open year round but winter conditions are difficult. Mornings are quietest. Summer brings coach parties and traffic on the bridge.

Honest expectations

The bridge is a working road crossing and pedestrians share it with traffic. Souvenir stalls and zip line touts at both ends are persistent. Parking in summer is chaotic.

Nearby

Tara Canyon runs below, and Zabljak is west.