Brăila Bridge
The Brăila Bridge (Romanian: Podul peste Dunăre de la Brăila) is a road suspension bridge in Romania over the Danube river, between Brăila, a major city in eastern Romania, and the opposite bank of the river in Tulcea County, on the DN2S national road and European route E87. It is the first bridge over the maritime Danube sector and the fourth bridge over the Romanian section of the river. At nearly 2 km in length, it is the largest bridge over the Danube, and the third longest suspension bridge in the European Union. The bridge improves road traffic accessibility of the Galați-Brăila area to Constanța and Tulcea, and connections of the Moldavia and Muntenia regions with Dobruja. The European Union co-funded the project with €363 million from Cohesion Policy funds.
Brăila Bridge Podul peste Dunăre de la Brăila | |
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Bridge photographed in September 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 45°18′52″N 28°00′12″E |
| Carries | Four lanes of the DN2S national road, two sidewalks (intended for maintenance works only) |
| Crosses | Danube |
| Locale | Between Brăila, Brăila County and Smârdan, Tulcea County |
| Official name | Suspended Bridge over the Danube in Brăila Area |
| Maintained by | Romanian National Company for Road Infrastructure Administration (C.N.A.I.R. S.A.) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 2,194.3 m (7,199 ft) |
| Width | 31.7 m (104 ft) |
| Height | 192.64 m (632.0 ft) (towers) |
| Longest span | 1,120 m (3,670 ft) |
| Clearance below | 38 metres (125 ft) |
| Design life | 120 years |
| History | |
| Designer | Astaldi S.p.A. and IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Constructed by | Webuild S.p.A. and IHI Infrastructure Systems Co., Ltd. |
| Construction start | 19 December 2018 |
| Construction end | 2023 |
| Construction cost | €500 million |
| Opened | 6 July 2023 |
| Location | |