Andrei Șaguna Bridge, Timișoara

Andrei Șaguna Bridge

Podul Andrei Șaguna
Coordinates45°45′35″N 21°15′31″E / 45.75972°N 21.25861°E / 45.75972; 21.25861
CarriesTrams, motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles
CrossesBega Canal
LocaleTimișoara, Romania
Other name(s)Mill Market Bridge
Michael the Brave Bridge
Preceded byDacians' Bridge
Characteristics
MaterialReinforced concrete
Width10 m (33 ft)
Longest span31 m (102 ft)
No. of spans3
History
ArchitectRezső Hikisch (old bridge)
Engineering design byAladár Kovács-Sebestény (old bridge)
Radu Marinov (new bridge)
Constructed byMagyar Beton és Vasbeton Építési Vállalat (old bridge)
IPROTIM (new bridge)
Built1909
Rebuilt1980
Location

Andrei Șaguna Bridge (Romanian: Podul Andrei Șaguna), formerly Michael the Brave Bridge, is the name of a bridge in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. It crosses the Bega River at Sarmizegetusa Square and is one of three bridges in Fabric district. Until 1919, it was known as Malom-téri híd, then for five years as Podul din Piața Morii (Mill Market Bridge). In both cases, the name was derived from the former name of Sarmizegetusa Square.