Andrei Șaguna Bridge, Timișoara
bridge in Timișoara
Andrei Șaguna Bridge (Romanian: Podul Andrei Șaguna), formerly Michael the Brave Bridge, is the name of a bridge in the western Romanian city of Timișoara. It crosses the Bega River at Sarmizegetusa Square and is one of three bridges in Fabric district. Until 1919, it was known as Malom-téri híd, then for five years as Podul din Piața Morii (Mill Market Bridge). In both cases, the name was derived from the former name of Sarmizegetusa Square.
History
The Bega River once had several branches in Fabric, where many watermills operated. To maximize the use of water power, the city council decided in 1902 to construct the Timișoara Hydroelectric Power Station and simultaneously shut down the watermills. The systematization plan, designed by engineer László Szesztay between 1901 and 1903, proposed straightening the Bega River over a span of 2.4 kilometers. Along this stretch, three new bridges were built: at what is now Sarmizegetusa Square, at Badea Cârțan Market, and at the site of what would later become Neptune Public Bath.
Old bridge
The construction of the bridges was put up for public tender, with fourteen applications received from companies based in Budapest, Timișoara, and Arad. The contract for the bridge discussed here was awarded to the Budapest firm Magyar Beton és Vasbeton Építési Vállalat.
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