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The Vidin-Calafat Bridge, between the Bul-
garian and the Romanian border, is also
known as the Danube II Bridge. Built by
FCC; the infrastructure is part of the fourth
Pan-European transport corridor connec-
ting Berlin with Salonika and Istanbul which
passes through several European coun-
tries.
The lack of bridges connecting both cou-
ntries is surprising. The 630 kilometre Bul-
garian-Romanian border is largely along the
River Danube and, until now, there was only
one bridge linking the two banks of the river
between Giurgiu (Romania) and Ruse (Bul-
garia), known initially as the Friendship Brid-
ge and then the Bridge over the Danube.
Bulgaria and Romania are very different
countries; even their alphabet is completely
different. Romania uses the Latin alphabet
while Bulgaria uses the Cyrillic script. They
have more in common, however, than it
seems: a river which separates them and
creates a natural border; a Communist
past, and a population that seeks the road
of hope through a bridge that will merge
both cultures into one.
Value for citizens
The new structure will facilitate relations
between both countries. Those who want
to cross from one country to the other will
be able to it without having to pay or de-
pend on schedules or the queues to take
the ferry shuttle to cross the great river.
This bridge could bring in investments that
will boost the economy through a new rou-
te towards Eastern Europe.
FCC used its own technology for the
construction prefabricated segments and
cable-stayed bridges which it has develo-
The laboratory team.
Pablo, Rafa, Fernando and Jesús meeting at the worksite.