Basarab Overpass

Basarab Overpass

Pasajul Basarab (in Romanian)
Coordinates44°26′58″N 26°04′04″E / 44.44945°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
DesignerJavier Manterola
Constructed byAstaldi SPA
FCC Contrucción SA
Construction startNovember 2006
Construction endAugust 2011
Opened19 June 2011
Statistics
Daily trafficest. 50,000
TollNone
Location
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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]

  1. ^ "Primăria București" (PDF). www.pmb.ro. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ CFCSL. "CV Javier Manterola Armisén" (PDF).
  3. ^ 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