Asparuhov Bridge
   Photo: Asparuhov Bridge

Asparuhov Bridge - Varna concrete bridge, the length of the construction of this type in Bulgaria. In addition, it is part of the E-87 highway and the highway "Black Sea".

The bridge spans the channels that connect Varna and the Black Sea. Construction height - 50 meters, and length - 2050 meters, with the piles in some places reach a depth of 4 meters. The total weight of the entire structure - more than three thousand tons, 38 pairs of poles. Bandwidth Asparukhovo Bridge - 10 thousand cars during the day.

The new port "Varna West" forced the authorities to think about the easy navigation channel. Construction of bridge-overpass was started in 1973. To move the bridge opened in 1976, the authorities are also connected to the center of Varna with sleeping quarters.

The bridge is open not only to the road traffic, but also for pedestrians. For all fans of extreme sensations are running club "Adrenaline", which will help to realize the desire to jump off a bridge with an elastic rope.

The bridge offers excellent panorama: Varna Bay and the west - Varna Lake. Also visible near the bridge Galata Cape, the ruins of a thousand-year Asparukhovo shaft that prevented raid Byzantine fleet.

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