The Pupin Bridge crosses the Danube in Belgrade, Serbia, and connects Zemun with Borča. People informally call it the Chinese Bridge. China Road and Bridge Corporation built it. Construction started in October 2011, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang opened it on December 18, 2014. It is named for the scientist Mihajlo Pupin.
It is a concrete girder bridge with two independent structures, each with three car lanes and paths for pedestrians and bicycles. The total length is 4,944 feet (1,507 meters), the longest span is 564 feet (172 meters), and the width is 95 feet (29.1 meters).
The Exim Bank of China paid 85 percent of the cost, and Serbia and the city of Belgrade paid the rest. Construction cost 170 million euros, or about 260 million with access roads. It is the second Danube bridge in Belgrade and China's first large infrastructure investment in Europe.
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