New Europe Bridge
The New Europe Bridge, also known as Danube Bridge 2 (Bulgarian: Мост Нова Европа/Дунав мост 2, romanized: Most Nova Evropa/Dunav most 2; Romanian: Podul Noua Europă) is a road and rail bridge between the cities of Vidin, Bulgaria, and Calafat, Romania. It is the second bridge on the shared section of the Danube between the two countries. It is an extradosed bridge and was built by the Spanish company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, at the cost of €226 million. It was officially opened with a ceremony held on 14 June 2013. The first vehicles were allowed to cross the bridge after midnight, on 15 June 2013.
New Europe Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 44°00′08″N 22°56′54″E |
| Carries | Four lanes of roadway, one railway track and a combined bicycle path/pedestrian walkway (the designed second walkway was not completed: it runs only from the Bulgarian river bank to the island under the bridge) |
| Crosses | Danube |
| Locale | Between Calafat, Romania and Vidin, Bulgaria, at river kilometer 796 |
| Official name | New Europe Bridge |
| Website | vidincalafatbridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Extradosed bridge |
| Total length | 1,971 m (6,467 ft) |
| Width | 31.35 m (102.9 ft) |
| Longest span | 180 m (590 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | Fernández Casado |
| Constructed by | FCC Construccion |
| Opened | 14 June 2013 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 2,590 vehicles/day |
| Toll | 0–37 euro |
| Location | |
It was previously known as Danube Bridge 2 (Bulgarian: Дунав мост 2, romanized: Dunav most 2; Romanian: Podul 2 peste Dunăre) and informally called the Vidin–Calafat Bridge or Calafat–Vidin Bridge (Bulgarian: Мост Видин–Калафат, romanized: Most Vidin–Kalafat; Romanian: Podul Calafat–Vidin). The latter is the most common name it receives in Romania.