Michael the Brave Bridge, Timișoara
Michael the Brave Bridge Podul Mihai Viteazul | |
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| Coordinates | 45°44′54″N 21°13′32″E / 45.74833°N 21.22556°E |
| Carries | Trolleybuses, motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles |
| Crosses | Bega Canal |
| Locale | Timișoara, Romania |
| Other name(s) | Andrei Șaguna Bridge Bishop's Bridge |
| Preceded by | Mary Bridge |
| Followed by | Michelangelo Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
| History | |
| Architect | Kálman Gerster |
| Engineering design by | Károly Lád |
| Opened | 24 November 1913 |
| Location | |
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Michael the Brave Bridge (Romanian: Podul Mihai Viteazul), formerly Andrei Șaguna Bridge and Bishop's Bridge, is located in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. It crosses the Bega and connects the Cetate district with the Elisabetin district. It carries private motorized traffic and trolleybuses. The bridge is ten meters wide, and two and a half meters wide for pedestrians. On the sides, at the ends, stairs descend on either side to the Bega Canal cliff.