Basarab Overpass

The Basarab Overpass (Romanian: Pasajul Basarab) is a road overpass in Bucharest, Romania, connecting Nicolae Titulescu blvd. and Grozǎveşti Road, part of Bucharest's inner city ring. The construction was undertaken by FCC and Astaldi.[2]

Grozǎvești Bridge
Basarab Overpass

Pasajul Basarab (in Romanian)
Coordinates44.44945°N 26.06785°E / 44.44945; 26.06785
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians, trams
CrossesDâmbovița River, Gara de Nord Rail tracks
LocaleBucharest, Romania
Official namePasajul suprateran Basarab[1]
Websitepasajulbasarab.ro
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
MaterialConcrete
Total length1,920 metres (6,300 ft)
Width43.3 metres (142 ft)
History
Constructed byAstaldi SPA
FCC Contrucción SA
Construction startNovember 2006
Construction endAugust 2011
Opened19 June 2011
Statistics
Daily trafficest. 50,000
TollNone
Location

On 17 June 2011, the overpass was officially inaugurated, and was opened to traffic on 19 June. The project was completed in August 2011, when ramps and elevators for the tram stations were installed.

The bridge now accommodates the number 1 tram line, the only circular tram line in Bucharest that follows the inner traffic circle of the city.[3]

The Basarab Overpass in numbers

The Basarab Overpass has a length of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) and is the widest cable stayed bridge in Europe, measuring a width of 44.5 metres (146 ft)[4] (tram station, safety areas and two lanes for traffic in each direction) over the railways near the Gara de Nord train station (the average width measures almost 25 meters).

The two towers that sustain the 60 cables of the bridge have a height of about 84 metres (276 ft).[5]

The overpass was opened in June 2011 at a cost of almost 255 million euros.[6][7]

Everyday, almost 50,000 vehicles transit the bridge.[8]

See also

References
  1. Pasajul suprateran Basarab Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. FCC and Astaldi executed the work on the Basarab Overpass in Bucharest Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Grupo IKC, 13 June 2006
  3. http://www.b365.ro/linia-34-devine-linia-1-traseu-circular-cu-42-de-statii-incepand-de-maine_80937.html
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2014-02-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-8935712-multimedia-vezi-cum-arata-pasajul-basarab-inaugurare.htm
  6. http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/bucuresti/Istoricul_Pasajului_Basarab_0_502750349.html
  7. http://www.zf.ro/proprietati/cum-arata-de-sus-pasajul-care-va-decongestiona-traficul-in-capitala-galerie-foto-7840502
  8. http://www.zf.ro/constructii-imobiliare/50-000-de-masini-trec-zilnic-pe-pasajul-basarab-in-orele-de-varf-ambuteiaje-la-capetele-pasajului-8496085


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