Pag Bridge

The Pag Bridge (Croatian: Paški most) is the bridge that connects the island of Pag to the Croatian mainland.

[1] It was opened on 17 November 1968, and it transformed life on the island of Pag to be able to function more as a peninsula.

[1] The bridge was built by the local company Mostogradnja, designed by civil engineer Ilija Stojadinović, who also designed the nearby Šibenik Bridge.

[1] The location of the bridge near Velebit causes the bridge to endure strong gusts of wind, the bora, and during the construction the wind speed was 8 on the Beaufort scale for a period of four months.

[1] In a 2019 spring storm, the top wind speed on the bridge was 198 kilometres per hour (123 mph).