Europe’s third-longest bridge, which is being built over the River Danube at Brăila, is taking shape with the construction of a platform that will be used to pull two massive steel cables into place.
Romania’s ‘Golden Gate bridge’ reaches new heights
- 04 June 2021
The ERDF is providing funding of EUR 363 million for the suspension bridge and 23 km of roads linking Brăila, on the western bank of the Danube, with Tulcea County on the eastern side.
The bridge and connecting roads will make for faster, safer travel between Romania's North-West region and the Black Sea, and to neighbours Moldova and Ukraine.
Building the platform is expected to take two-and-half months. The 60 cm-thick cables that will hold the deck of the bridge are made by a Japanese company and come with a 120-year warranty.
The distance between the bridge’s two 192 m-high towers is 1120 m, compared with the Golden Gate’s 1280 m. Romania’s engineering marvel will have a total length of 1974 m, 4 m longer than its American counterpart.
It will have four traffic lanes, and two lanes for pedestrians and bicycles. Construction began in 2019 and is expected to be completed in 2023.
Author: Agerpres
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Programme/Project: Large Infrastructure Operational Programme
Source article on: https://www.economica.net/ on 27/05/2021