Mary Bridge, Timișoara

Mary Bridge

Podul Maria
Coordinates45°44′59″N 21°13′15″E / 45.74972°N 21.22083°E / 45.74972; 21.22083
CarriesTrams, motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles
CrossesBega Canal
LocaleTimișoara, Romania
Other name(s)Trajan Bridge
Hunyadi Bridge
Preceded byIron Bridge
Followed byMichael the Brave Bridge
Characteristics
Total length40 m (131 ft)
Width32.8 m (108 ft)
History
ArchitectElemér Wachtel
Engineering design byKároly Lád
Construction start1913
Construction end1916
Opened1916 (pedestrians)
1917 (motor vehicles)
1918 (tram)
Location

Mary Bridge (Romanian: Podul Maria), formerly Trajan Bridge and Hunyadi Bridge, is a bridge in the western Romanian city of Timișoara, crossing the Bega River. It connects the Cetate district with the Iosefin district. In the immediate vicinity are the Water Palace and the Metropolitan Cathedral.

The bridge is 32.8 meters wide and 40 meters long. The tram tracks are seven meters wide and both sidewalks are two meters wide.