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Giurgiu–Ruse Friendship Bridge (Danube Bridge)

Steel truss bridge over the Danube between Giurgiu (Romania) and Ruse (Bulgaria), opened in 1954 as the Friendship Bridge with aid from the Soviet Union. A double-deck road-rail bridge, it was the only bridge over the Danube shared by Romania and Bulgaria until the New Europe Bridge opened in 2013.

Total length
2 km
Open today
2 km
Sections
1
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Sections

Sections of Giurgiu–Ruse Friendship Bridge (Danube Bridge): status, length, dates, cost, funding and contractors
SectionsStatusLengthTimelineCostFundingContractorsContract terms
Main bridge

Double-deck road-rail bridge designed by Soviet engineers V. Andreev and N. Rudomazin, built 1952–1954 with Soviet aid

Opened2 km
  1. 1952Construction start
  2. Jun 20, 1954Opened
  • OtherConstructed with aid from the Soviet Union
  • V. AndreevDesigner
  • N. RudomazinDesigner

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

Funding

  • Other2 km
    1 section
    • Constructed with aid from the Soviet Union

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: Danube Bridge