List of bridges in Romania

This list of bridges in Romania lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges

	Name	Romanian	Distinction	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Historical region Country	Ref.
1	Trajan's Bridge destroyed	Podul lui Traian		1,135 m (3,724 ft)	Masonry Wooden truss arches, masonry piers	Danube	105	Drobeta-Turnu Severin–Kladovo 44°37′08.3″N 22°40′03.1″E / 44.618972°N 22.667528°E / 44.618972; 22.667528 (Trajan's Bridge)	Oltenia Serbia	^{[S 1]}
2	Constantine's Bridge destroyed	Podul lui Constantin cel Mare	Considered the longest ancient river bridge	2,437 m (7,995 ft)	Masonry Wooden truss arches, masonry piers	Danube	328	Corabia–Gigen 43°45′48.4″N 24°27′25.2″E / 43.763444°N 24.457000°E / 43.763444; 24.457000 (Constantine's Bridge (Danube))	Wallachia Bulgaria	^{[S 2]} ^[1]
3	Cănțălărești Medieval Bridge [ro]	Podul medieval din Cănțălărești	Historic monument		Masonry	Racovat	1636	Ștefan cel Mare	Moldavia	^{[S 3]}
4	Bridge of Lies	Podul Minciunilor	First cast iron bridge built in Romania Historic monument	10 m (33 ft)	Arch Cast iron deck arch	Footbridge	1860	Sibiu 45°47′54.0″N 24°09′02.9″E / 45.798333°N 24.150806°E / 45.798333; 24.150806 (Bridge of Lies)	Transylvania	^{[S 4]} ^[2] ^[3]
5	Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni	Podul Eiffel	Designed by Gustave Eiffel		Truss	Prut	1887	Ungheni (Romania)–Ungheni (Moldova) 47°11′59.5″N 27°47′12.9″E / 47.199861°N 27.786917°E / 47.199861; 27.786917 (Eiffel Bridge, Ungheni)	Moldavia Republic of Moldova
6	Iași Stone Bridge [ro]	Podul de piatră din Iași	Historic monument		Masonry 3 segmental arches	Bahlui	19th century	Iași 47°09′26.6″N 27°34′30.3″E / 47.157389°N 27.575083°E / 47.157389; 27.575083 (Iași Stone Bridge)	Moldavia
7	Romanescu Parc Footbridge	Podul Suspendat			Suspension	Footbridge		Craiova 44°18′00.5″N 23°48′37.5″E / 44.300139°N 23.810417°E / 44.300139; 23.810417 (Romanescu Parc Footbridge)	Oltenia	^{[S 5]}
8	Sălăuța River Covered Bridge [ro]	Podul grăniceresc peste râul Sălauța	Historic monument		Covered bridge Wood	Sălăuța	1937	Coșbuc 47°21′40.9″N 24°23′17.2″E / 47.361361°N 24.388111°E / 47.361361; 24.388111 (Sălăuța River Covered Bridge)	Transylvania	^{[S 6]}
9	Aciliu Viaduct	Viaductul Aciliu	Highest bridge in Romania Height : 80 m (260 ft)	1,100 m (3,600 ft)	Beam bridge Composite steel/concrete deck	A1 motorway	2014	Apoldu de Jos–Săliște 45°49′32.7″N 23°51′56.3″E / 45.825750°N 23.865639°E / 45.825750; 23.865639 (Aciliu Viaduct)	Transylvania	^[4]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

	Name	Romanian	Span	Length	Type	Carries Crosses	Opened	Location	Historical region Country	Ref.
1	Brăila Bridge	Podul peste Dunăre de la Brăila	1,120 m (3,670 ft)	2,194 m (7,198 ft)	Suspension Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 489+1120+364	National road DN2S Danube	2023	Brăila–Smârdan 45°18′53.3″N 28°00′09.7″E / 45.314806°N 28.002694°E / 45.314806; 28.002694 (Brăila Bridge)	Muntenia Dobruja	^{[S 7]} ^[5] ^[6]
2	Ostrovul Mare Bridge	Podul Ostrovu Mare	240 m (790 ft)	360 m (1,180 ft)	Suspension Central span steel deck, side spans concrete deck, concrete pylons 60+240+60	County road DJ606G Gogoșu branch (Danube)	1998	Gogoșu–Ostrovu Mare Island 44°19′14.7″N 22°34′29.4″E / 44.320750°N 22.574833°E / 44.320750; 22.574833 (Ostrovul Mare Bridge)	Oltenia	^[7] ^[8]
3	Agigea New Bridge	Podul Nou Agigea	200 m (660 ft)	906 m (2,972 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 81+200+81	Road bridge Danube–Black Sea Canal	2013	Agigea 44°05′59.5″N 28°38′04.8″E / 44.099861°N 28.634667°E / 44.099861; 28.634667 (Agigea New Bridge)	Dobruja	^{[S 8]} ^[9]
4	Arad New Bridge under construction	Podul Nou Arad	195 m (640 ft)	295 m (968 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylon 50+195+50	Road bridge Mureș (river)	2024	Arad 46°09′34.5″N 21°17′56.7″E / 46.159583°N 21.299083°E / 46.159583; 21.299083 (Arad New Bridge)	Crișana	^[10]^[11]
5	Bridge over Someș under construction	Pod peste Someș	195 m (640 ft)	395 m (1,296 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 100+195+100	Ștrandului Street Someș	2024	Satu Mare 47°47′04.7″N 22°53′17.8″E / 47.784639°N 22.888278°E / 47.784639; 22.888278 (Bridge over the Siret)	Transylvania	^[12]^[13]
6	King Carol I Bridge out of service	Podul Anghel Saligny	190 m (620 ft)	1,662 m (5,453 ft)	Truss Steel 2x140+190+2x140	Railway bridge Danube	1895	Cernavodă–Fetești 44°20′25.3″N 28°01′01.5″E / 44.340361°N 28.017083°E / 44.340361; 28.017083 (King Carol I Bridge)	Dobruja Muntenia	^{[S 9]} ^[14]
7	Cernavodă Bridge	Podul Cernavodă	190 m (620 ft)	1,640 m (5,380 ft)	Truss Steel 140+190+140	A2 motorway European route E81 Căile Ferate Române Line 800 Danube	1987	Cernavodă–Fetești 44°20′23.0″N 28°01′00.3″E / 44.339722°N 28.016750°E / 44.339722; 28.016750 (Cernavodă Bridge)	Dobruja Muntenia	^{[Note 1]} ^{[S 10]} ^[15]
8	New Europe Bridge	Podul Noua Europă	180 m (590 ft)(x3)	1,391 m (4,564 ft)	Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons 124+3x180+124	National road DN56 European route E79 Railway bridge Danube	2013	Calafat–Vidin 44°00′08.8″N 22°56′54.5″E / 44.002444°N 22.948472°E / 44.002444; 22.948472 (New Europe Bridge)	Oltenia Bulgaria	^{[Note 2]} ^{[S 11]} ^[16]
9	Saint Mary Bridge	Podul Sfânta Maria	172 m (564 ft)		Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	County road DJ223 Danube–Black Sea Canal	2001	Cernavodă 44°20′18.4″N 28°01′43.3″E / 44.338444°N 28.028694°E / 44.338444; 28.028694 (Saint Mary Bridge)	Dobruja	^{[S 12]} ^[17]
10	Basarab Bridge	Podul Basarab	168 m (551 ft)	1,626 m (5,335 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon 168+75	Basarab Overpass Bucharest's inner city ring Bucharest Tram Bucharest North railway station	2011	Bucharest 44°27′00.0″N 26°04′07.3″E / 44.450000°N 26.068694°E / 44.450000; 26.068694 (Basarab Bridge)	Muntenia	^[18] ^[19]
11	Bridge over Siret under construction	Pod peste Siret	165 m (541 ft)	1,791 m (5,876 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylons 71+165+71	Viaduct bridge on the Galați–Brăila Expressway Siret (river)	2024	Galați 45°23′45.1″N 27°58′19.5″E / 45.395861°N 27.972083°E / 45.395861; 27.972083 (Bridge over the Siret)	Moldavia Muntenia	^[20]
12	Agigea Bridge	Podul Agigea	162 m (531 ft)	270 m (890 ft)	Cable-stayed Composite steel/concrete deck, concrete pylon	National road DN39 European route E87 Danube–Black Sea Canal	1983	Agigea 44°6′2.6″N 28°36′28.8″E / 44.100722°N 28.608000°E / 44.100722; 28.608000 (Agigea Bridge)	Dobruja	^{[S 13]} ^[21]
13	Danube Bridge	Podul Prieteniei	160 m (520 ft)(x4)	2,223 m (7,293 ft)	Truss Steel, 2 levels Vertical-lift bridge 2x160+86+2x160	National road DN5 European route E70 European route E85 Railway bridge Danube	1954	Giurgiu–Ruse 43°53′16.5″N 26°00′24.1″E / 43.887917°N 26.006694°E / 43.887917; 26.006694 (Danube Bridge)	Muntenia Bulgaria	^{[S 14]} ^[22]
14	Giurgeni–Vadu Oii Bridge	Podul Giurgeni-Vadul Oii	160 m (520 ft)(x3)	1,456 m (4,777 ft)	Box girder Steel 120+3x160+120	National road DN2A European route E60 Danube	1970	Giurgeni–Hârșova 44°45′14.8″N 27°52′37.5″E / 44.754111°N 27.877083°E / 44.754111; 27.877083 (Giurgeni–Vadu Oii Bridge)	Muntenia Dobruja	^{[S 15]} ^[23]
15	Mureș A1 Bridge [ro]	Podul Mureș	150 m (490 ft)		Box girder Prestressed concrete	A1 motorway Mureș (river)	2011	Arad 46°09′35.1″N 21°17′21.2″E / 46.159750°N 21.289222°E / 46.159750; 21.289222 (Mureș A1 Bridge)	Crișana	^[24]
16	Borcea Bridge	Podul Borcea	140 m (460 ft)(x3)	970 m (3,180 ft)	Truss Steel 3x140	Railway bridge Borcea branch (Danube)	1895	Fetești 44°22′48.5″N 27°51′18.9″E / 44.380139°N 27.855250°E / 44.380139; 27.855250 (Borcea Bridge)	Muntenia	^{[S 16]}
17	New Borcea Bridge	Nou podul Borcea	140 m (460 ft)(x3)	971 m (3,186 ft)	Truss Steel 3x140	A2 motorway European route E81 Căile Ferate Române Line 800 Borcea branch (Danube)	1987	Fetești 44°22′50.9″N 27°51′20.0″E / 44.380806°N 27.855556°E / 44.380806; 27.855556 (New Borcea Bridge)	Muntenia	^{[S 17]} ^[15]
18	Medgidia Rail Bridge	Podul Feroviar Medgidia	135 m (443 ft)		Truss Steel	Railway bridge Danube–Black Sea Canal	1983	Medgidia 44°14′59.6″N 28°18′48.4″E / 44.249889°N 28.313444°E / 44.249889; 28.313444 (Medgidia Rail Bridge)	Dobruja	^{[S 18]}
19	Galați Bridge	Podul Galați	134 m (440 ft)	337 m (1,106 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 67+134+67	National road DN22B Siret (river)	1985	Galați 45°24′05.3″N 28°00′54.9″E / 45.401472°N 28.015250°E / 45.401472; 28.015250 (Galați Bridge)	Moldavia	^{[S 19]} ^[25]
20	Medgidia Road Bridge	Podul Medgidia	131 m (430 ft)	669 m (2,195 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	County road DJ222 Danube–Black Sea Canal	1983	Medgidia 44°15′02.5″N 28°15′42.5″E / 44.250694°N 28.261806°E / 44.250694; 28.261806 (Medgidia Road Bridge)	Dobruja	^{[S 20]} ^[26]
21	Grozăvești Bridge	Podul Grozăvești	122 m (400 ft)	1,626 m (5,335 ft)	Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	Basarab Overpass Bucharest's inner city ring Bucharest Tram Dâmbovița (river)	2011	Bucharest 44°26′35.0″N 26°03′38.1″E / 44.443056°N 26.060583°E / 44.443056; 26.060583 (Grozăvești Bridge)	Muntenia	^{[S 21]} ^[19] ^[27]
22	Golescu Bridge	Podul Golescu	120 m (390 ft)		Box girder Prestressed concrete	Road bridge Someș	1976	Satu Mare 47°47′17.5″N 22°52′01.2″E / 47.788194°N 22.867000°E / 47.788194; 22.867000 (Pont de Golescu)	Transylvania	^{[S 22]} ^[28]
23	Canal Siderca Bridge		120 m (390 ft)	855 m (2,805 ft)	Box girder Prestressed concrete 66+120+66	National road DN3B Canal Siderca	1991	Călărași 44°10′08.6″N 27°18′48.9″E / 44.169056°N 27.313583°E / 44.169056; 27.313583 (Canal Siderca Bridge)	Muntenia	^[29]
24	Galați Bypass Bridge under construction	Pasaj Centura Galați	120 m (390 ft)	530 m (1,740 ft)	Cable-stayed Steel box girder deck, concrete pylon 2x120+35	Galați's inner city ring County road DJ251	2024	Galați 45°27′00.5″N 28°00′45.0″E / 45.450139°N 28.012500°E / 45.450139; 28.012500 (Galați Bypass Bridge)	Moldavia	^[30]
25	Basarabi Bridge	Podul Basarabi	104 m (341 ft)		Arch Steel tied arch Bow-string bridge	National road DN3 Danube–Black Sea Canal	1983	Murfatlar 44°10′12.0″N 28°24′29.9″E / 44.170000°N 28.408306°E / 44.170000; 28.408306 (Basarabi Bridge)	Dobruja
26	Caracău Viaduct	Viaductul Caracău	102 m (335 ft)	265 m (869 ft)	Arch Concrete deck arch	Railway bridge	1946	Mihăileni, Harghita 46°31′28.4″N 25°52′20.4″E / 46.524556°N 25.872333°E / 46.524556; 25.872333 (Caracău Viaduct)	Transylvania	^{[S 23]} ^[31]
27	New bridge over Dâmbovița	Noul pod peste Dâmbovița	100 m (330 ft)	170 m (560 ft)	Arch Open-spandrel deck arch bridge 35+100+35	National road DN73 European route E574 Dâmbovița (river)	2023	Podu Dâmboviței 45°24′15.0″N 25°12′06.0″E / 45.404167°N 25.201667°E / 45.404167; 25.201667 (Caracău Viaduct)	Muntenia	^[32]

Notes and references

Notes

^ The given length is for the railway bridge, the road bridge has access viaduct on the west side and both have common part over the Danube.
^ The road part of the New Europe Bridge is 1,391 m (4,564 ft) long, the railway part is longer with its access viaducts measuring 1,791 m (5,876 ft).^[16]

Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.

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External links

"Suspension Bridges of Romania". bridgemeister.com.

List of bridges in Romania

Contents

Historical and architectural interest bridges

Major road and railway bridges

Notes and references

See also

External links

Further reading