List of bridges in Bulgaria

This list of bridges in Bulgaria lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges
Name Bulgarian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1Constantine's Bridge
destroyed		Константинов мостConsidered the longest ancient river bridge2,437 m (7,995 ft)Masonry
Wooden truss arches, masonry piers

Danube
328Gigen–Corabia
43°45′48.4″N 24°27′25.2″E		Pleven
 Romania		[S 1]
[1]
2Kadin mostКадин мостSpan : 21 m (69 ft)
Monument of culture		100 m (330 ft)Masonry
4 semi-circular arches, granite
Road bridge
Struma (river)
1470Nevestino Municipality
42°15′22.2″N 22°51′13.4″E		Kyustendil[S 2]
[2]
[3]
3Old Bridge, SvilengradСтар мостFirst major work designed by the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan
Monument of culture		295 m (968 ft)Masonry
18 pointed arches
Former road bridge
Maritsa
1529Svilengrad
41°46′07.7″N 26°11′36.4″E		Haskovo[S 3]
[4]
4Ateren BridgeАтеренски мостMasonry
1 arch

Aterenska
16th centuryIvaylovgrad
41°30′37.2″N 26°04′50.2″E		Haskovo[5]
5Dyavolski mostДяволски мостDevil's Bridge
Monument of culture		66 m (217 ft)Masonry
3 semi-circular arches
Footbridge
Arda
1518Ardino
41°37′14.3″N 25°06′50.7″E		Kardzhali[S 4]
[6]
6Shiroka Laka BridgeМост в Широка лъкаMasonry
1 arch
Footbridge
Ladja
Shiroka Laka
41°40′39.4″N 24°35′08.0″E		Smolyan[S 5]
7Bistrica River BridgeMasonry
1 arch

Bistrica
Satovcha
41°37′23.3″N 23°57′08.4″E		Blagoevgrad
8Belenski mostБеленски мостConception by Kolyu Ficheto
Monument of culture		276 m (906 ft)Masonry
14 semi-circular arches originally, limestone
Former road bridge
Yantra (river)
1867Byala
43°28′10.6″N 25°43′30.6″E		Ruse[S 6]
[7]
9Covered Bridge, LovechПокритият мост в ЛовечConception by Kolyu Ficheto
One of the few remaining inhabited bridge
Stores inside		106 m (348 ft)Covered bridge
Wood (current deck structure made of steel)
Footbridge
Osam
1874Lovech
43°07′56.6″N 24°42′59.4″E		Lovech Province[Note 1]
[S 7]
[8]
10Lions' Bridge, SofiaЛъвов мост32 m (105 ft)Masonry
2 segmental arches
Former road bridge
Trams in Sofia
Vladaya (river)
1891Sofia
42°42′17.7″N 23°19′26.0″E		Sofia City Province[S 8]
11Eagles' Bridge, SofiaОрлов мостMasonry
Road bridge
Perlovska
1891Sofia
42°41′25.9″N 23°20′14.9″E		Sofia City Province[S 9]
12Stambolov BridgeСтамболовия мостArch
Steel deck arch
Road bridge
Yantra (river)
1897Veliko Tarnovo
43°04′54.3″N 25°38′14.1″E		Veliko Tarnovo Province[S 10]
[10]
13Bebresh ViaductВиадуктът БебрешHighest bridge in Bulgaria
Height : 125 m (410 ft)		720 m (2,360 ft)Beam bridge
Prestressed concrete
Twin bridges
A2 Hemus motorway
Vitinya Pass
1985Botevgrad
42°49′33.9″N 23°47′46.6″E		Sofia Province[S 11]
[11]

Major road and railway bridges

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

Name Bulgarian Span Length Type Carries
Crosses		 Opened Location Province Ref.
1New Europe BridgeМостът Нова Европа180 m (590 ft)(x3)1,391 m (4,564 ft)Extradosed
Concrete box girder deck, 4 concrete pylons
124+3x180+124
I-1 road
European route E79
Railway bridge
Danube
2013Vidin–Calafat
44°00′08.8″N 22°56′54.5″E		Vidin Province
 Romania		[Note 2]
[S 12]
[12]
2Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 27.5)162 m (531 ft)362 m (1,188 ft)Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
100+162+100
A2 Hemus motorway
European route E79
1986Botevgrad
42°48′11.9″N 23°48′36.6″E		Sofia Province[13]
[14]
3Danube BridgeМост на дружбата160 m (520 ft)(x4)2,223 m (7,293 ft)Truss
Steel, 2 levels
Vertical-lift bridge
2x160+86+2x160
I-2 road
European route E70
European route E85
Railway bridge
Danube
1954Ruse–Giurgiu
43°53′16.5″N 26°00′24.1″E		Ruse
 Romania		[S 13]
[15]
4Asparuhov BridgeАспарухов мост160 m (520 ft)2,050 m (6,730 ft)Box girder
Steel
80+160+80
A5 Cherno More motorway
European route E87
Lake Varna
Black Sea
1976Varna
43°11′25.7″N 27°53′5.9″E		Varna Province[S 14]
[16]
5Hemus Highway Viaduct (km 48)140 m (460 ft)656 m (2,152 ft)Box girder
Prestressed concrete
130+140+130+120
A2 Hemus motorway
European route E79
1999Pravets
42°55′23.9″N 23°55′19.5″E		Sofia Province[17]

Notes and references
  • Notes
  1. The initial covered bridge of Lovech, built between 1874 and 1876 had a length of 84 m (276 ft), 6 vents and accommodated 64 shops. It was, however, wholly destroyed by fire in 1925.[8] A more modern bridge was constructed at its place in 1931 only to be replaced by a reconstruction of Kolyu Ficheto's design in 1981–82. The current bridge is 106 m (348 ft) long and has 14 shops, the architect being Zlatev.[9]
  2. The road part of the New Europe Bridge is 1,391 m (4,564 ft) long, the railway part is longer with its access viaducts measuring 1,791 m (5,876 ft).[12]
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. "Constantine's Bridge at Celei".
  2. "Kadin Bridge".
  3. "Old Svilengrad Bridge".
  4. "Devil's Bridge".
  5. "Shiroka Laka Bridge".
  6. "Byala Bridge".
  7. "Lovech Covered Bridge".
  8. "Lions' Bridge".
  9. "Eagles' Bridge".
  10. "Stambolov Bridge".
  11. "Bebresh Viaduct".
  12. "New Europe Bridge".
  13. "Danube Bridge".
  14. "Asparuhov Bridge".
  • Others references
  1. Galliazzo, Vittorio (1994). I ponti romani. Catalogo generale (in Italian). Vol. 2. Treviso: Edizioni Canova. pp. 319f. (No. 645). ISBN 88-85066-66-6.
  2. Prade, 1990, p.169
  3. "Kadin Bridge – village of Nevestino". Kustendil.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. Yankova, Kalina. "Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad". Balkantravellers.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
  5. "Атеренски мост" [Ateren Bridge]. Ivaylovgrad.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 15 August 2014.
  6. "Dyavolski Most (Devil's Bridge) – an Ancient Bridge over the Arda River – Town of Ardino". bulgariatravel.org. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018.
  7. "Мостът на Колю Фичето на река Янтра – град Бяла" [The bridge of Kolyu Ficheto on the river Yantra - town of Byala]. Bulgariatravel.org (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2016.
  8. "The Covered Bridge, Lovech". Bulgariatravel.org. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.
  9. "Покритият мост в Ловеч - шедьовърът на Колю Фичето" [The covered bridge in Lovech - the masterpiece of Kolyu Ficheto]. bgnes.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  10. "Стамболов мост" [Stambolov bridge]. Strannik.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. Prade, 1990, p.178
  12. Manterola, Javier; Martínez, Antonio; Navarro, Juan Antonio; Álvarez, Jose Luis; Díaz de Argote, Jose Ignacio. "Construction and design features of the Bridge over the Danube River. Bulgaria" (PDF). Cfcsl.com - Carlos Fernandez Casado, S.L. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  13. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.274
  14. Prade, 1990, p.177
  15. "Podul "Dunărea" – Diploma şi insigna inaugurării" [The "Danube" Bridge - Diploma and Inauguration Badge]. valahia.jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  16. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.270
  17. Chen, Duan, 2014, p.266

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