Golescu Bridge, Satu Mare

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.

Golescu Bridge

Podul Golescu
Coordinates44°23′55″N 26°08′37″E
Carries4 lane road
2 pedestrian walkways
CrossesSomeş River
LocaleSatu Mare, Romania
Characteristics
DesignArch bridge
Total length520 m (1,710 ft)
Width20 m (66 ft)
Longest span90 m (300 ft)
Clearance below20 m (66 ft)
History
Opened1976

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

See also
  • Transport portal
  • Engineering portal
  • Romania portal

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


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