The Cernavodă Bridge is a complex of two
freeway-
railroad truss bridges in
Romania, across the
Danube River, connecting the cities of
Cernavodă
Cernavodă () is a town in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania with a population of 20,514.
The town's name is derived from the Bulgarian ''černa voda'' (черна вода in Cyrillic), meaning 'black water'. This name is regarded by ...
and
Fetești
Fetești () is a city in Ialomița County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located in the Bărăgan plain, on the Borcea branch of the Danube. Fetești has the second largest population in Ialomița, after Slobozia.
In 1895, the King Carol I rai ...
, between the regions of
Dobruja and
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
.
Inaugurated in 1987, the bridges have a total length of , of which over the Danube at Cernavodă, and over the of the Danube, at Fetești.
The Cernavodă Bridges
The Cernavodă Bridge lies on the A2 Sun Motorway, in the vicinity of the old Anghel Saligny Bridge
The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a complex of two railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River and the Borcea branch of the Danube, connecting the regions of Muntenia and Dobruja. The bridge is list ...
. Across the railway bridge runs the CFR Line 800, connecting Bucharest to the ports of Constanța
Constanța (, ; ; rup, Custantsa; bg, Кюстенджа, Kyustendzha, or bg, Констанца, Konstantsa, label=none; el, Κωνστάντζα, Kōnstántza, or el, Κωνστάντια, Kōnstántia, label=none; tr, Köstence), histo ...
and Mangalia on the Black Sea.
See also
* A2 motorway (Romania)
* CFR Line 800 ( Bucharest – Mangalia)
* Anghel Saligny Bridge
The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a complex of two railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River and the Borcea branch of the Danube, connecting the regions of Muntenia and Dobruja. The bridge is list ...
* 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
M ...
References
External links
Cernavoda Bridge
at Structurae
Borcea Bridge
at Structurae
Bridges in Romania
Bridges over the Danube
Buildings and structures in Constanța County
Buildings and structures in Ialomița County
Steel bridges
Truss bridges
Road-rail bridges
Railway bridges in Romania
Bridges completed in 1987
1987 establishments in Romania
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