Transfăgărășan

The Transfăgărășan (trans + Făgăraș) or DN7C is a paved mountain road crossing the southern section of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. It has national-road ranking and is the second-highest paved road in the country after the Transalpina. It starts near the village of Bascov, near Pitești, and stretches 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the crossroad between the DN1 and Sibiu, between the highest peaks in the country, Moldoveanu and Negoiu. The road, built in the early 1970s as a strategic military route, connects the historic regions of Transylvania and Wallachia.

National Road 7C
Drumul Național 7C
Transfăgărășan
Route information
Maintained by Compania Națională de Autostrăzi și Drumuri Naționale din România
Length151 km (94 mi)
Existed1974–present
Major junctions
FromPitești
ToArpașu de Jos
Location
CountryRomania
Major citiesCăpățâneni, Bâlea Lake, Arpașu de Jos, Arefu, Pitești, Curtea de Argeș
Highway system
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