Danube Bridge (Friendship Bridge)
Дунав мост
A steel truss bridge completed in 1954 for both road and rail, linking Ruse in Bulgaria with Giurgiu in Romania. It was once the only land bridge between the two countries.
The Danube Bridge is about 2.2 km long, with road traffic on the upper deck and trains on the lower. When it opened in 1954, it was called the 'Friendship Bridge.' For more than half a century afterward, it was the only bridge over the Danube between Bulgaria and Romania. The bridge towers feature decorative details in the Soviet-era style. You can view it from the riverbank northeast of Ruse, or drive across to Romania (about 70 km from Bucharest). Crossing the bridge requires a toll and passing through border control.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- National Museum of Transport
- Pantheon of National Revival Heroes
- Ruse Opera House
- Holy Trinity Cathedral
- Kaliopa House (Museum of Urban Lifestyle)
- Danube Embankment
- Freedom Square & Monument of Liberty
- Dohodno Zdanie (Profit Building)