Danube Bridge
The Danube Bridge (also known as the Friendship Bridge; Bulgarian: Мост на дружбата, Most na druzhbata or, more commonly, Дунав Mост, Dunav most; Romanian: Podul Prieteniei or Podul de la Giurgiu) is a steel truss bridge over the Danube River connecting the Bulgarian bank to the south with the Romanian bank to the north and the cities of Ruse and Giurgiu respectively. It is one of only two bridges connecting Romania and Bulgaria, the other one being the New Europe Bridge between the cities of Vidin and Calafat.
Giurgiu–Ruse Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°53′22″N 26°0′19″E |
| Carries | Two lanes of road and railway traffic, pedestrians |
| Crosses | Danube |
| Locale | Between Giurgiu, Romania and Ruse, Bulgaria, at river kilometre 488.70 |
| Other name(s) | Friendship Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Truss bridge |
| Total length | 2,223 m (7,293 ft) |
| Clearance below | 30 m (98 ft) |
| History | |
| Designer | V. Andreev N. Rudomazin Georgi Ovcharov (decoration) |
| Construction start | 1952 |
| Opened | 20 June 1954 |
| Location | |
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