Svilaj Bridge over the Sava (A5, Croatia – Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Road bridge over the Sava between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on Pan-European Corridor Vc (E73). It is 660 m long and 29 m wide, with three lanes per direction and a pedestrian path, and links the Croatian A5 to the Bosnian motorway network. HAC reports works from September 2016 to July 2020 and the opening on 30 September 2021.
- Total length
- 0.7 km
- Open today
- 0.7 km
- Sections
- 1
Sections
| Sections | Status | Length | Timeline | Cost | Funding | Contractors | Contract terms |
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| Svilaj bridge over the Sava One structure across the state border, built jointly under an agreement between the Croatian Government and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina; each state finances 50% of the contracted works, which HAC gives as EUR 22,308,022.34 excluding VAT. HAC does not say which party built which part, and names Hering d.d. Široki Brijeg as the contractor. Works ran from September 2016 to July 2020. The bridge opened on 30 September 2021, together with the A5 approach and the border crossing. Signing date of the contract is not given by HAC, so no award entry is recorded. Drawn geometry measures about 644 m against the 660 m HAC figure and includes the Bosnian half. The Croatian approach lot in the A5 project ends at the northern abutment. | Opened | 0.7 km |
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| Contract value €22.308M |
Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.
Funding
- European Union0.7 km1 section
- Croatian part financed through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), 57.97% according to HAC.
- Loan0.7 km1 section
- Croatian part also financed by an EIB loan.
A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.
Related projects
Corridors
The designations this project is recorded under. Both schemes are kept: the Pan-European corridors are how these projects were described when they were planned, and TEN-T is what EU money is allocated on today.
- Pan-European Corridor VcPan-European
Sources
- HAC: Izgradnja mosta Svilaj (660 m, 29 m wide, EUR 22,308,022.34 excl. VAT, Hering d.d. Široki Brijeg, works September 2016 – July 2020, opened 30 September 2021, 50% financed by each state, CEF 57.97% and EIB loan for the Croatian part)read Oct 5, 2026
- OpenStreetMap: bridge ways 707100679 and 968466394 (A5 / Most Svilaj over the Sava)read Oct 5, 2026
- OpenStreetMap contributors: route geometry (ODbL)read Oct 5, 2026