List of bridges in Bulgaria
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This list of bridges in Bulgaria lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.
Name | Locality | Length | Date | Image | Notes |
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Asparuhov Bridge (Asparuhov most) |
Varna | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) | 1976 | Road bridge across the two canals between Asparuhovo and Varna. The bridge is 2.05 km in length and 50 m in height, weighing 3,200 tons. | |
Bebresh Viaduct | Vitinya Pass | 720 m (2,360 ft) | 1985 | Carries Hemus motorway across valley, the viaduct is 720 m long and has 12 spans 60 m each. Rising 120 m above the ground, it is also regarded as the highest bridge in the Balkans and Bulgaria. | |
Belenski Bridge (Belenski most) |
Byala | 276 m (906 ft) | 1867 | Build by 19th century Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto, this road bridge over the Yantra river is 276 m long and 6 m wide, has 14 arches each with a clearance of 12 m and decorated with relief images of animals. Constructed from local limestone and limestone plaster, it is supported by 13 props with cutwaters. | |
Constantine's Bridge (Konstantinov most) |
Gigen | 2,437 m (7,995 ft) | 328 | Ancient bridge over the River Danube. No longer exists | |
Covered Bridge, Lovech (Pokrit Most) |
Lovech | 106 m (348 ft) | 1874 (rebuilt 1982) | Crosses the Osam River. Build by 19th century Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto, the initial bridge had a length of 84 m and 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire in 1925. A more modern bridge was constructed at its place in 1931 only to be replaced by a reconstruction of Kolyu Ficheto's design in 1981–82. The current bridge is 106 m long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev. | |
Danube Bridge (Most na druzhbata) |
Ruse | 2,223 m (7,293 ft) | 1954 | 2,223.52 m (7,295.0 ft) long road/railway steel truss bridge over the River Danube. | |
Devil's Bridge (Dyavolski most) |
Ardino | 56 m (184 ft) | rebuilt 1518 | Crosses the River Arda and is 56 m long. | |
Eagles' Bridge, Sofia (Orlov most) |
Sofia | 1891 | Road bridge over the Perlovska River | ||
Kadin most | Nevestino | 1470 | The bridge is almost 100 m long and crosses the Struma River, has three arches, and its longest span is 20 m. | ||
Lions' Bridge, Sofia (Lavov most) |
Sofia | 32 m (105 ft) | 1891 | Road bridge over the Vladaya River | |
New Europe Bridge (Most „Nova Evropa“) |
Vidin | 1,971 m (6,467 ft) | 2013 | Road and rail bridge across the River Danube between Bulgaria and Romania, length 1,971 m (6,467 ft), width 31.35 m (102.9 ft), mainspan 180 m (590 ft). | |
Old Bridge, Svilengrad (Star most) |
Svilengrad | 295 m (968 ft) | 1529 | Crosses the Maritsa River, the bridge is 295 m long, 6 m wide and has 20 or 21 arches.[1][2] Carried important part of the traffic between Asia and Europe for almost 500 years. |
References[]
- ^ Pictures of Bulgaria. Settlements: Svilengrad. Visited 16 April 2006.
- ^ Balkan Travellers Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. Visited 12 January 2010.
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