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Brăila Bridge

Suspension bridge over the Danube at Brăila, the longest in Romania and third longest in the EU by main span (1,120 m). Connects Brăila to the opposite bank towards Tulcea, ending the dependence on ferry crossings.

Total length
2 km
Open today
2 km
Sections
1
Cost on record
€522.737M
1 of 1 sections carry a comparable figure

Restated into EUR at 2025 prices.

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Sections

Sections of Brăila Bridge: status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Main bridge and access roads

Suspension bridge over the Danube; built by Webuild (Astaldi) with IHI Infrastructure Systems, EU and national budget financed

Opened2 km
  1. Dec 19, 2018Construction start
  2. Jul 6, 2023Opened
  • Actual €500M(2023)
  • European Union
  • National budget
  • Webuild (Astaldi)Builder
  • IHI Infrastructure SystemsBuilder
36 mo execution · 48 mo total

Contractor roles are as recorded in the award. Only builders count toward the delivery rankings.

Funding

  • European Union2 km
    1 section
  • National budget2 km
    1 section

A section that lists two sources counts its full length under each: the data records which sources paid, not what share each one carried.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Brăila Bridge
  2. romania-insider.com