Golescu Bridge, Satu Mare

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Golescu Bridge

Podul Golescu
Coordinates44°23′55″N 26°08′37″E / 44.39862°N 26.14354°E / 44.39862; 26.14354
Carries4 lane road
2 pedestrian walkways
CrossesSomeş River
LocaleSatu Mare, Romania
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
Total length520 metres (1,710 ft)*
Width20 metres (66 ft)*
Longest span90 metres (300 ft)*
Clearance below20 metres (66 ft)*
Location
Map

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. ^ a b "Set de masuri -Trafic" (in Romanian). www.satu-mare.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-01.