List of bridges in Bulgaria

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This list of bridges in Bulgaria lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Name Locality Length Date Image Notes
Asparuhov Bridge
(Asparuhov most)
Varna 2,050 m (6,730 ft) 1976 Road bridge across the two canals between Asparuhovo and Varna. The bridge is 2.05 km in length and 50 m in height, weighing 3,200 tons.
Bebresh Viaduct Vitinya Pass 720 m (2,360 ft) 1985 Carries Hemus motorway across valley, the viaduct is 720 m long and has 12 spans 60 m each. Rising 120 m above the ground, it is also regarded as the highest bridge in the Balkans and Bulgaria.
Belenski Bridge
(Belenski most)
Byala 276 m (906 ft) 1867 Build by 19th century Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto, this road bridge over the Yantra river is 276 m long and 6 m wide, has 14 arches each with a clearance of 12 m and decorated with relief images of animals. Constructed from local limestone and limestone plaster, it is supported by 13 props with cutwaters.
Constantine's Bridge
(Konstantinov most)
Gigen 2,437 m (7,995 ft) 328 Ancient bridge over the River Danube. No longer exists
Covered Bridge, Lovech
(Pokrit Most)
Lovech 106 m (348 ft) 1874 (rebuilt 1982) Crosses the Osam River. Build by 19th century Bulgarian master builder Kolyu Ficheto, the initial bridge had a length of 84 m and 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire in 1925. A more modern bridge was constructed at its place in 1931 only to be replaced by a reconstruction of Kolyu Ficheto's design in 1981–82. The current bridge is 106 m long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev.
Danube Bridge
(Most na druzhbata)
Ruse 2,223 m (7,293 ft) 1954 2,223.52 m (7,295.0 ft) long road/railway steel truss bridge over the River Danube.
Devil's Bridge
(Dyavolski most)
Ardino 56 m (184 ft) rebuilt 1518 Crosses the River Arda and is 56 m long.
Eagles' Bridge, Sofia
(Orlov most)
Sofia 1891 Road bridge over the Perlovska River
Kadin most Nevestino 1470 The bridge is almost 100 m long and crosses the Struma River, has three arches, and its longest span is 20 m.
Lions' Bridge, Sofia
(Lavov most)
Sofia 32 m (105 ft) 1891 Road bridge over the Vladaya River
New Europe Bridge
(Most „Nova Evropa“)
Vidin 1,971 m (6,467 ft) 2013 Road and rail bridge across the River Danube between Bulgaria and Romania, length 1,971 m (6,467 ft), width 31.35 m (102.9 ft), mainspan 180 m (590 ft).
Old Bridge, Svilengrad
(Star most)
Svilengrad 295 m (968 ft) 1529 Crosses the Maritsa River, the bridge is 295 m long, 6 m wide and has 20 or 21 arches.[1][2] Carried important part of the traffic between Asia and Europe for almost 500 years.

References

  1. ^ Pictures of Bulgaria. Settlements: Svilengrad. Visited 16 April 2006.
  2. ^ Balkan Travellers Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine. Visited 12 January 2010.