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The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a railroad truss bridge in Romania, across the Danube River, connecting the cities of Cernavodă and Feteşti. The bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.〔(Podul Carol I cu statuia Dorobantul ) at constanta.djc.ro 〕 ==History== The bridge was built between 1890 and 1895 over the Danube and Borcea branch of the Danube, and when it was completed it became the longest bridge in Europe and the third longest in the world. The two cities on the banks of the river which was built were Feteşti on the left side and Cernavodă on the right side. The bridge has a length of of which over the Danube and over Borcea and was designed by Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny. It is above the water, allowing tall ships to pass under it. The crossing of Danube at Cernavodă was provided through a bridge with a central opening of 190 m (the largest in Continental Europe) and other four openings of , beside to a viaduct with 15 openings of . Another bridge, with three openings of and 11 openings of , was designed and realized over Borcea branch. A viaduct with 34 openings of was built between the two branches of the stream, over a wide water.〔(Danube bridges )〕 The bridge was inaugurated on 26 September 1895 and as a test on the opening, a convoy of 15 whistling locomotives sped at 60 km/h, followed by a train reserved for 'guests', at 80 km/h. It was used for almost a century, until 1987, when the new Cernavodă Bridge, built next to it, was inaugurated.〔(Danube bridges )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anghel Saligny Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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