Golescu Bridge, Satu Mare

Golescu Bridge
Podul Golescu
Coordinates 44°23′55″N 26°08′37″E / 44.39862°N 26.14354°E / 44.39862; 26.14354
Carries 4 lane road
2 pedestrian walkways
Crosses Someş River
Locale Satu Mare, Romania
Characteristics
Design Arch bridge
Total length 520 metres (1,710 ft)
Width 20 metres (66 ft)
Longest span 90 metres (300 ft)
Clearance below 20 metres (66 ft)

The Golescu Bridge (Romanian: Podul Golescu) crosses the lower Someş River to the western part of Satu Mare city, linking the residential districts of Horea and Centru Nou.[1] It is named after Nicolae Golescu, a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania in 1860 and May–November 1868.

The Golescu Bridge is an arch road bridge 520 metres (1,710 ft) long, 20 metres (66 ft) wide, and 20 metres (66 ft) high.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Set de masuri -Trafic" (in Romanian). www.satu-mare.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-01.


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