# Danube Bridge > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danube_Bridge > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danube_Bridge.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Bridge > Source revision: 1266656733 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other bridges over the Danube, see [List of crossings of the Danube](/source/List_of_crossings_of_the_Danube). Bridge connecting Romania and Bulgaria Giurgiu–Ruse Bridge Coordinates 43°53′22″N 26°0′19″E / 43.88944°N 26.00528°E / 43.88944; 26.00528 Carries Two lanes of road and railway traffic, pedestrians Crosses Danube Locale Between Giurgiu, Romania and Ruse, Bulgaria, at river kilometre 488.70 Other name Friendship Bridge Characteristics Design Truss bridge Total length 2,223 m (7,293 ft) Clearance below 30 m (98 ft) History Designer V. Andreev N. Rudomazin Georgi Ovcharov (decoration) Construction start 1952 Opened 20 June 1954 Location Interactive map of Giurgiu–Ruse Bridge The **Danube Bridge** (also known as the **Friendship Bridge**;[1][2] [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgarian_language): Мост на дружбата, *Most na druzhbata* or, more commonly, Дунав мост, *Dunav most*; [Romanian](/source/Romanian_language): *Podul Prieteniei* or *Podul de la Giurgiu*) is a [steel](/source/Steel) [truss bridge](/source/Truss_bridge) over the [Danube River](/source/Danube_River) connecting the [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) bank to the south with the [Romanian](/source/Romania) bank to the north and the cities of [Ruse](/source/Ruse%2C_Bulgaria) and [Giurgiu](/source/Giurgiu) respectively. It is one of only two bridges connecting Romania and Bulgaria, the other one being the [New Europe Bridge](/source/New_Europe_Bridge) between the cities of [Vidin](/source/Vidin) and [Calafat](/source/Calafat). ## History The projected bridge on a 1948 stamp Opened on 20 June 1954[3] and designed by Soviet engineers V. Andreev and N. Rudomazin,[4] the bridge is 2,223.52 m (7,295.0 ft) long and was, at the time, the only bridge over the Danube shared by Bulgaria and Romania, with other traffic being served by [ferries](/source/Ferry) and land routes. Decorations were designed by Bulgarian architect [Georgi Ovcharov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Georgi_Ovcharov&action=edit&redlink=1). The bridge has two decks; a two lane motorway and a railway. Sidewalks for pedestrians are also included. The central part of the bridge (85 m) is mobile and can be lifted for oversized boats passage. The maintenance of the mobile part is Romania's responsibility and is periodically checked. The bridge was constructed in two and a half years with the aid of the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union). The Soviets named it the "Friendship Bridge", but, since the fall of the communist regimes in both countries, the bridge got the more functional name of "Danube Bridge".[1][2] [Border control](/source/Border_control) stations are present on the bridge, due to its serving as a border crossing between the two countries. Since January 2007 there is no more customs control and the passport/identity card control is done "on one desk" either by the Bulgarian or the Romanian border police, being an "internal border" within the [European Union](/source/European_Union). Both Romania and Bulgaria became a part of the [Schengen area](/source/Schengen_Area) on 1 January, 2025, therefore border control is expected to cease operations on 30 June 2025.[5][6] On 3 September 2011 the Bulgarian part of the bridge was opened, after two months of rehabilitation. There are a pair of rectangular towers supported by pillars on both ends. A panorama of the Danube Bridge as seen from Ruse ## Tolls The following [tolls](/source/Toll_road) apply for crossing the Danube Bridge:[7] Vehicle Euro Up to 8+1 seats; Up to 3.5 t 6 euro Trucks up to 7.5 t; Vehicles between 9 and 23 seats 12 euro Trucks up to 12 t 18 euro Trucks over 12 t with up to 3 axles; Vehicles with over 23 seats 25 euro Trucks over 12 t with 4 or more axles 37 euro ## Gallery - [Romanian](/source/Romania) side of the bridge in winter - Middle of the bridge seen from the *[Bosphorus Express](/source/Bosphorus_Express)* train ([Bucharest](/source/Bucharest)–[Istanbul](/source/Istanbul)) in winter - The [colonnade](/source/Colonnade) portal ## See also - [European route E70](/source/European_route_E70) - [European route E85](/source/European_route_E85) - [DN5](/source/DN5) road in Romania - [CFR Line 902](/source/C%C4%83ile_Ferate_Rom%C3%A2ne_Line_900) (Giurgiu – [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest)) and CFR Line 903 (Giurgiu – [Videle](/source/Videle)) in Romania - [Danube Bridge 2](/source/Danube_Bridge_2), another bridge connecting Bulgaria and Romania - [List of bridges in Bulgaria](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Bulgaria) - [List of bridges in Romania](/source/List_of_bridges_in_Romania) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rough_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rough_1-1) Bousfield, Jonathan; Richardson, Dan (2002). *Rough guide to Bulgaria* (4 ed.). Rough Guides. p. 203. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-85828-882-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85828-882-7). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lonely_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lonely_2-1) Watkins, Richard; Deliso, Christopher (2008). [*Bulgaria*](https://archive.org/details/bulgaria00watk) (3 ed.). Lonely Planet Publications. p. [271](https://archive.org/details/bulgaria00watk/page/271). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-74104-474-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-74104-474-4). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [The history of "The Danube" bridge](http://valahia.jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro/category/istorie/istorie-locala/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110901030311/http://valahia.jurnalgiurgiuvean.ro/category/istorie/istorie-locala/) 2011-09-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Romanian) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Лужнецкий мост, г. Москва"](http://sprintinfo.ru/view.php?page=stat&read=yes&mess=1235991364). *sprintinfo.ru*. sprintinfo.ru. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-01.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Въвеждат временен граничен контрол на вътрешната българо-румънска граница"](https://trafficnews.bg/sviat/vavezhdat-vremenen-granichen-kontrol-vatreshnata-balgaro-331262/). *Trafficnews*. Retrieved 2025-01-01. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Bulgaria Joins Schengen for Land Travel: Border Controls Adjusted with Greece and Romania - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency"](https://www.novinite.com/articles/230083/Bulgaria+Joins+Schengen+for+Land+Travel:+Border+Controls+Adjusted+with+Greece+and+Romania). *www.novinite.com*. Retrieved 2025-01-01. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bridge Tolls, 2018 - UNTRR"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180522042835/https://www.untrr.ro/road-transport-information/bridge-tolls.html#.VJnueDMAA). Archived from [the original](http://www.untrr.ro/road-transport-information/bridge-tolls.html#.VJnueDMAA) on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2014-12-23. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Friendship Bridge (Danube)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Friendship_Bridge_(Danube)). - [Giurgio-Ruse Bridge](https://structurae.net/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=20003718) at *[Structurae](/source/Structurae)* - *[Halfway down the Danube](http://hdtd.typepad.com/hdtd/2003/10/the-bridge-to-ruse.html)*, a short story about crossing the bridge Bridges of the Danube Upstream New Europe Bridge Constantine's Bridge (historical) Giurgiu–Ruse Friendship Bridge Downstream Cernavodă Bridge [43°53′25.91″N 26°0′15.45″E / 43.8905306°N 26.0042917°E / 43.8905306; 26.0042917](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Danube_Bridge¶ms=43_53_25.91_N_26_0_15.45_E_) Authority control databases International VIAF GND Geographic Structurae --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danube Bridge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Bridge) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube_Bridge?action=history)). 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