List of bridges in Bulgaria
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.
Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name | Bulgarian | Distinction | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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1 | Constantine's Bridge destroyed | Константинов мост | Considered the longest ancient river bridge | 2,437 m (7,995 ft) | Masonry Wooden truss arches, masonry piers | Danube | 328 | Gigen–Corabia 43°45′48.4″N 24°27′25.2″E / 43.763444°N 24.457000°E / 43.763444; 24.457000 (Constantine's Bridge (Danube)) | Pleven![]() | [S 1] [1] | |
2 | Kadin most | Кадин мост | Span : 21 m (69 ft) Monument of culture | 100 m (330 ft) | Masonry 4 semi-circular arches, granite | Road bridge Struma (river) | 1470 | Nevestino Municipality 42°15′22.2″N 22°51′13.4″E / 42.256167°N 22.853722°E / 42.256167; 22.853722 (Kadin most) | Kyustendil | [S 2] [2] [3] | |
![]() | 3 | Old Bridge, Svilengrad | Стар мост | First major work designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan Monument of culture | 295 m (968 ft) | Masonry 18 pointed arches | Former road bridge Maritsa | 1529 | Svilengrad 41°46′07.7″N 26°11′36.4″E / 41.768806°N 26.193444°E / 41.768806; 26.193444 (Old Bridge, Svilengrad) | Haskovo | [S 3] [4] |
![]() | 4 | Ateren Bridge [bg] | Атеренски мост | Masonry 1 arch | Aterenska | 16th century | Ivaylovgrad 41°30′37.2″N 26°04′50.2″E / 41.510333°N 26.080611°E / 41.510333; 26.080611 (Ateren Bridge) | Haskovo | [5] | ||
![]() | 5 | Dyavolski most | Дяволски мост | Devil's Bridge Monument of culture | 66 m (217 ft) | Masonry 3 semi-circular arches | Footbridge Arda | 1518 | Ardino 41°37′14.3″N 25°06′50.7″E / 41.620639°N 25.114083°E / 41.620639; 25.114083 (Dyavolski most) | Kardzhali | [S 4] [6] |
![]() | 6 | Shiroka Laka Bridge | Мост в Широка лъка | Masonry 1 arch | Footbridge Ladja | Shiroka Laka 41°40′39.4″N 24°35′08.0″E / 41.677611°N 24.585556°E / 41.677611; 24.585556 (Shiroka Laka Bridge) | Smolyan | [S 5] | |||
![]() | 7 | Bistrica River Bridge | Masonry 1 arch | Bistrica | Satovcha 41°37′23.3″N 23°57′08.4″E / 41.623139°N 23.952333°E / 41.623139; 23.952333 (Bistrica River Bridge) | Blagoevgrad | |||||
![]() | 8 | Belenski most | Беленски мост | Conception by Kolyu Ficheto Monument of culture | 276 m (906 ft) | Masonry 14 semi-circular arches originally, limestone | Former road bridge Yantra (river) | 1867 | Byala 43°28′10.6″N 25°43′30.6″E / 43.469611°N 25.725167°E / 43.469611; 25.725167 (Belenski most) | Ruse | [S 6] [7] |
![]() | 9 | Covered Bridge, Lovech | Покритият мост в Ловеч | Conception by Kolyu Ficheto One of the few remaining inhabited bridge Stores inside | 106 m (348 ft) | Covered bridge Wood (current deck structure made of steel) | Footbridge Osam | 1874 | Lovech 43°07′56.6″N 24°42′59.4″E / 43.132389°N 24.716500°E / 43.132389; 24.716500 (Covered Bridge, Lovech) | Lovech Province | [Note 1] [S 7] [8] |
![]() | 10 | Lions' Bridge, Sofia | Лъвов мост | 32 m (105 ft) | Masonry 2 segmental arches | 1891 | Sofia 42°42′17.7″N 23°19′26.0″E / 42.704917°N 23.323889°E / 42.704917; 23.323889 (Lions' Bridge, Sofia) | Sofia City Province | [S 8] | ||
11 | Eagles' Bridge, Sofia | Орлов мост | Masonry | Road bridge Perlovska | 1891 | Sofia 42°41′25.9″N 23°20′14.9″E / 42.690528°N 23.337472°E / 42.690528; 23.337472 (Eagles' Bridge, Sofia) | Sofia City Province | [S 9] | |||
![]() | 12 | Stambolov Bridge | Стамболовия мост | Arch Steel deck arch | Road bridge Yantra (river) | 1897 | Veliko Tarnovo 43°04′54.3″N 25°38′14.1″E / 43.081750°N 25.637250°E / 43.081750; 25.637250 (Stambolov Bridge) | Veliko Tarnovo Province | [S 10] [10] | ||
13 | Bebresh Viaduct | Виадуктът Бебреш | Highest bridge in Bulgaria Height : 125 m (410 ft) | 720 m (2,360 ft) | Beam bridge Prestressed concrete Twin bridges | 1985 | Botevgrad 42°49′33.9″N 23°47′46.6″E / 42.826083°N 23.796278°E / 42.826083; 23.796278 (Bebresh Viaduct) | Sofia Province | [S 11] [11] |
Major road and railway bridges
This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).
Name | Bulgarian | Span | Length | Type | Carries Crosses | Opened | Location | Province | Ref. | ||
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![]() | 1 | New Europe Bridge | Мостът Нова Европа | 180 m (590 ft)(x3) | 1,391 m (4,564 ft) | Extradosed Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons 124+3x180+124 | 2013 | Vidin–Calafat 44°00′08.8″N 22°56′54.5″E / 44.002444°N 22.948472°E / 44.002444; 22.948472 (New Europe Bridge) | Vidin Province![]() | [Note 2] [S 12] [12] | |
2 | Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 27.5) | 162 m (531 ft) | 362 m (1,188 ft) | Box girder Steel Twin bridges 100+162+100 | 1986 | Botevgrad 42°48′11.9″N 23°48′36.6″E / 42.803306°N 23.810167°E / 42.803306; 23.810167 (Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 27.5)) | Sofia Province | [13] [14] | |||
![]() | 3 | Danube Bridge | Мост на дружбата | 160 m (520 ft)(x4) | 2,223 m (7,293 ft) | Truss Steel, 2 levels Vertical-lift bridge 2x160+86+2x160 | 1954 | Ruse–Giurgiu 43°53′16.5″N 26°00′24.1″E / 43.887917°N 26.006694°E / 43.887917; 26.006694 (Danube Bridge) | Ruse![]() | [S 13] [15] | |
4 | Asparuhov Bridge | Аспарухов мост | 160 m (520 ft) | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) | Box girder Steel 80+160+80 | 1976 | Varna 43°11′25.7″N 27°53′5.9″E / 43.190472°N 27.884972°E / 43.190472; 27.884972 (Asparuhov Bridge) | Varna Province | [S 14] [16] | ||
5 | Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 48) | 140 m (460 ft) | 656 m (2,152 ft) | Box girder Prestressed concrete 130+140+130+120 | 1999 | Pravets 42°55′23.9″N 23°55′19.5″E / 42.923306°N 23.922083°E / 42.923306; 23.922083 (Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 48)) | Sofia Province | [17] |
Notes and references
- Notes
- ^ The initial covered bridge of Lovech, built between 1874 and 1876 had a length of 84 m (276 ft), 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire in 1925.[8] 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 (348 ft) long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev.[9]
- ^ The road part of the New Europe Bridge is 1,391 m (4,564 ft) long, the railway part is longer with its access viaducts measuring 1,791 m (5,876 ft).[12]
- Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
- ^ "Constantine's Bridge at Celei".
- ^ "Kadin Bridge".
- ^ "Old Svilengrad Bridge".
- ^ "Devil's Bridge".
- ^ "Shiroka Laka Bridge".
- ^ "Byala Bridge".
- ^ "Lovech Covered Bridge".
- ^ "Lions' Bridge".
- ^ "Eagles' Bridge".
- ^ "Stambolov Bridge".
- ^ "Bebresh Viaduct".
- ^ "New Europe Bridge".
- ^ "Danube Bridge".
- ^ "Asparuhov Bridge".
- Others references
- ^ Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994). I ponti romani. Catalogo generale (in Italian). Vol. 2. Treviso: Edizioni Canova. pp. 319f. (No. 645). ISBN 88-85066-66-6.
- ^ Prade, 1990, p.169
- ^ "Kadin Bridge – village of Nevestino". Kustendil.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Yankova, Kalina. "Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad". Balkantravellers.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Атеренски мост" [Ateren Bridge]. Ivaylovgrad.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2014.
- ^ "Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge) – an Ancient Bridge over the Arda River – Town of Ardino". bulgariatravel.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018.
- ^ "Мостът на Колю Фичето на река Янтра – град Бяла" [The bridge of Kolyu Ficheto on the river Yantra - town of Byala]. Bulgariatravel.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "The Covered Bridge, Lovech". Bulgariatravel.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Покритият мост в Ловеч - шедьовърът на Колю Фичето" [The covered bridge in Lovech - the masterpiece of Kolyu Ficheto]. bgnes.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Стамболов мост" [Stambolov bridge]. Strannik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Prade, 1990, p.178
- ^ a b Manterola, Javier; Martínez, Antonio; Navarro, Juan Antonio; Álvarez, Jose Luis; Díaz de Argote, Jose Ignacio. "Construction and design features of the Bridge over the Danube River. Bulgaria" (PDF). Cfcsl.com - Carlos Fernandez Casado, S.L. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.274
- ^ Prade, 1990, p.177
- ^ "Podul "Dunărea" – Diploma şi insigna inaugurării" [The "Danube" Bridge - Diploma and Inauguration Badge]. valahia.jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.270
- ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.266
See also
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Download coordinates as:
- KML
- GPX (all coordinates)
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- List of crossings of the Danube
- Transport in Bulgaria
- Highways in Bulgaria
- Rail transport in Bulgaria
- Geography of Bulgaria
External links
- "Suspension Bridges of Bulgaria". bridgemeister.com.
- "Category: Bridges in Bulgaria". highestbridges.com.
Further reading
- Ivanchev, Ilia; Dimov, Dimitar; Benedetti, Andrea; Mangoni, Enrico. "Solving the bridge maintenance problem in Bulgaria - Analysis of the opportunities offered by composite materials" (PDF). Cias-italia.it - Centro Internazionale di Aggiornamento Sperimentale.
- Chen, Wai-Fah; Duan, Lian (2014). "Bridge Engineering in Bulgaria". In CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group (ed.). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. p. 247-294. ISBN 978-1-4398-1029-3.
- Prade, Marcel (1990). "La Bulgarie". Ponts & Viaducs Remarquables d'Europe. Art et patrimoine (in French). Poitiers: Brissaud. p. 167. ISBN 2-902170-65-3.
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