Heroes' Bridge, Timișoara
Heroes' Bridge Podul Eroilor | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°44′47″N 21°12′26″E / 45.74639°N 21.20722°E |
| Carries | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles |
| Crosses | Bega Canal |
| Locale | Timișoara, Romania |
| Other name(s) | Bem Bridge |
| Preceded by | Iuliu Maniu Bridge |
| Followed by | General Ion Dragalina Bridge |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Ioan Polen |
| Construction start | 1870 |
| Construction end | 1871 |
| Rebuilt | 1938 |
| Location | |
The Heroes' Bridge (Romanian: Podul Eroilor) is located in the western Romanian city of Timisoara. It crosses the Bega River in the Iosefin district.
Other names for the bridge are Podul Bem (Bem Bridge), Podul de la Elba (Elba Bridge), and Podul Pieței Iosefin (Iosefin Market Bridge) in Romanian, as well as Püspök híd and Bem híd in Hungarian.