Podul Eroilor (Timișoara)
The bridge Podul Eroilor ( German Heldenbrücke ) is located in the western Romanian city of Timișoara . The pedestrian bridge crosses the Bega in the II. District Iosefin and is located to the west of the Timișoara hydropower plant , from which it is 5.32 kilometers away.
Other names for the bridge are Podul Bem , Podul de la Elba , and Podul Pieței Iosefin in Romanian and Püspök hid and Bem-híd in Hungarian .
history
The Podul Eroilor Bridge was originally built in 1870 and completed the following year. Its original Hungarian name was derived from the adjacent street, Bem utcza . In 1927 it was temporarily supported by wooden scaffolding because of its poor condition. In 1938 it was demolished and replaced by today's reinforced concrete bridge.
See also
literature
- Árpád Jancsó: Istoricul podurilor din Timișoara. Editura Mirton, Timișoara 2001, ISBN 973-585-545-3 .
Coordinates: 45 ° 44 ′ 47.8 " N , 21 ° 12 ′ 26.6" E