General Information
Name in local language: | Podul Calafat-Vidin; Podul Noua Europă |
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Other name(s): | Danube Bridge 2; Calafat-Vidin Bridge |
Beginning of works: | 2007 |
Completion: | 14 June 2013 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Multi-span extradosed bridge |
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Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) bridge Road bridge |
Material: |
Prestressed concrete bridge |
Material: |
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Location
Location: |
Calafat, Dolj, Romania Vidin, Vidin, Bulgaria |
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Crosses: |
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Coordinates: | 44° 0' 14" N 22° 56' 53" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | 3 598 m | |
main bridge | ||
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total length | 779 m | |
main spans (3x) | 180 m | |
span lengths | 124 m - 3 x 180.00 m - 124 m | |
number of spans | 5 | |
deck | deck depth | 3.40 m |
total width | 31.35 m |
Materials
deck |
prestressed concrete
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piers |
reinforced concrete
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pylons |
reinforced concrete
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Participants
Design
Structural engineering
Checking engineering
Contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2019): Extradosed Bridges. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Zurich (Switzerland), ISBN 978-3-85748-168-0, pp. 119.
- Une ingénierie française aux confins des Balkans. In: Travaux, n. 896 (April 2013), pp. 118-125. (2013):
- New Bridge over the Danube: Vidin–Calafat. In: Structural Engineering International, v. 24, n. 3 (August 2014), pp. 414-419. (2014):
- Puente sobre el Danubio en Vidin (Bulgaria). Presented at: IV Congreso de la Asociación Científico-Tecnica del Hormigón Estructural - Congreso Internacional de Estructuras, Valencia, 24-27.11.2008. (2008):
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004900 - Published on:
08/09/2002 - Last updated on:
28/11/2018