Basarab Overpass


The Basarab Overpass 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.
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.

The Basarab Overpass in numbers

The Basarab Overpass has a length of and is the widest cable stayed bridge in Europe, measuring a width of over the railways near the Gara de Nord train station.
The two towers that sustain the 60 cables of the bridge have a height of about.
The overpass was opened in June 2011 at a cost of almost 255 million euros.
Everyday, almost 50,000 vehicles transit the bridge.