Golescu Bridge, Satu Mare

Golescu Bridge

Podul Golescu
Coordinates47°47′17″N 22°52′01″E / 47.78807847343245°N 22.866910871137232°E / 47.78807847343245; 22.866910871137232
Carries4-lane road
2 pedestrian walkways
CrossesSomeș River
LocaleSatu Mare, Romania
Characteristics
DesignBox girder bridge
Total length520 m (1,710 ft)[1]
Width20 m (66 ft)
Longest span120 m (390 ft)
History
Opened10 November 1976[1]
Location

The Golescu Bridge (Romanian: Podul Golescu) crosses the lower Someș River to the western part of Satu Mare city, linking the residential districts of Horea and Centru Nou.[2] It is named after Nicolae Golescu, a Wallachian Romanian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania in 1860 and May–November 1868.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Nicolae Ghișan (14 June 2023). "Podurile de peste Someș" (in Romanian). gazetanord-vest.ro.
  2. ^ a b "Set de masuri -Trafic" (in Romanian). www.satu-mare.ro. Retrieved 2009-07-01.