General Information
| Name in local language: | Podul Anghel Saligny; Podul Regele Carol I. |
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| Other name(s): | King Carol I Bridge |
| Beginning of works: | 21 October 1890 |
| Completion: | 24 September 1895 |
| Status: | out of service |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Cernavoda, Constanţa, Romania |
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| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Cernavodă Bridge (1987)
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| See also: |
Bridge over the Danube's Borcea Branch (1895)
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| Coordinates: | 44° 20' 25.25" N 28° 1' 2.21" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1661.900 m | |
| main spans | 2 x 140.00 m - 190.00 m - 2 × 140.00 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Chronology
| 1965 — 1967 | The bridge is restored and strengthened. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a complex of two railroad truss bridges in Romania, across the Danube River and the Borcea branch of the Danube, connecting the regions of Muntenia and Dobruja. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.
History
The bridge was built between 1890 and 1895 over the Danube, the Borcea branch of the Danube, and the Balta Ialomiței island, and when it was completed, with a total length (with viaducts) of 4,087.95 m (13,411.9 ft), it became the longest bridge in Europe and the second longest in the world. The bridge was designed by the Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny. The two cities on the banks of the river which was built were Fetești on the left side, located on the Borcea branch of the Danube, and Cernavodă on the right side, located on the main branch of the Danube.
The crossing of Danube at Cernavodă was provided through a bridge with a central opening of 190 m (620 ft) (the largest in continental Europe) and other four openings of 140 m (460 ft), beside to a viaduct with 15 openings of 60 m (200 ft) each. Another bridge, with three openings of 140 m (460 ft) and 11 openings of 50 m (160 ft), was designed and realized over the Borcea branch. The two bridges have a total length of 2,632 m (8,635 ft) of which 1,662 m (5,453 ft) over the Danube and 970 m (3,180 ft) over Borcea, and are 30 m (98 ft) above the water, allowing tall ships to pass under it. Between the two bridges there was a 1,455 m (4,774 ft) viaduct over the Balta Ialomiței island, with 34 openings of 42.8 m (140 ft) each.
The entire bridge was inaugurated on 26 September 1895, and as a test on the opening, a convoy of 15 whistling locomotives sped at 60 km/h, followed by a train reserved for 'guests', at 80 km/h.
In the 1960s, after large parts of the Balta Ialomiței island were reclaimed for agriculture, the original viaduct over it was replaced with an embankment.
Anghel Saligny Bridge complex has been exclusively used for almost a century, until 1987, when the new Cernavodă Bridge complex, built next to it, was inaugurated.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "King Carol I Bridge" and modified on February 21, 2022 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2009): Bâteaux, ponts métalliques construits aux Chantiers Schneider. 1839-1972 - 133 ans dans l'histoire industrielle de Chalon-sur-Saône. Université pour Tous de Bourgeogne, Chalon-sur-Saône (France), pp. 169-172.
- (1890): Die Donaubrücke bei Cernavoda. In: Österreichische Ingenieur- Und Architekten-Zeitschrift ( 1890), pp. 32-37.
- Die Donaubrücke bei Cernavoda in Rumänien. In: .
- (1990): Les grands ponts du monde: Ponts remarquables d'Europe. Brissaud, Poitiers (France), pp. 366.
- (2009): The history of the Romanian Danube bridges. Presented at: Third International Congress on Construction History, Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Germany , 20th-24th May 2009.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20003716 - Published on:
20/06/2002 - Last updated on:
25/10/2017
