Basarab Overpass Pasajul Basarab (in Romanian) | |
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Coordinates | 44°26′58″N 26°04′04″E / 44.44945°N 26.06785°E |
Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, trams |
Crosses | Dâmbovița River, Gara de Nord Rail tracks |
Locale | Bucharest, Romania |
Official name | Pasajul suprateran Basarab[1] |
Website | pasajulbasarab |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Material | Concrete |
Total length | 1,920 metres (6,300 ft) |
Width | 43.3 metres (142 ft) |
History | |
Designer | Javier Manterola |
Constructed by | Astaldi SPA FCC Contrucción SA |
Construction start | November 2006 |
Construction end | August 2011 |
Opened | 19 June 2011 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | est. 50,000 |
Toll | None |
Location | |
The Basarab Overpass (Romanian: Pasajul Basarab) is a road overpass in Bucharest, Romania, connecting Nicolae Titulescu blvd. and Grozăvești Road, part of Bucharest's inner city ring. A design by engineer Javier Manterola,[2] its construction was undertaken by FCC and Astaldi.[3]