CROATIA

 

CROATIA / HRVATSKA.

Bridges and Viaducts.
Krk Bridge.
Second stamp in a set of 2, issued on 29.04.2015.
Face value: 7.60 Croatian kuna.
Design: Dean Roksandić.
Photo: Mario Romulić.
Printed by Agencija za komercijalnu djelatnost.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 30,000 copies.
Size: 48.28 x 24.14 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1298.
- Croatian Post No. 1001.
- Michel No. 1180.
- Scott No. 952b.
- StampWorld No. 1168.

Krk Bridge (Croatian: Krčki most) is a 1,430 m (4,692 ft) long bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland, in the Adriatic Sea. The bridge was designed by Ilija Stojadinović in cooperation with Vukan Njagulj and Bojan Možina, and built by Mostogradnja Belgrade and Hidroelektra Zagreb between 1976 and 1980. It was opened in July 1980 and originally named Tito's Bridge (Croatian: Titov most) in honor of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito, who had died three months earlier. The bridge was tolled since its opening until July 19, 2020. Structurally, the bridge consists of two reinforced concrete arch spans, which rest on the islet of Sveti Marko.

Thanks to Dragan Buškulić for his contribution (https://worldofstamp2.wordpress.com/).