ROMANIA

ROMANIA / ROMÂNIA.

Danube bridges,
Anghel Saligny Bridge, Cernavodă.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 25.06.1972.
Face value: 1.35 Romanian leu.
Design: Vlasto Stoianov.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 4,000,000 copies.
Size: 55 x 34 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3001.
- Michel No. 3031.
- Fomfilatelia No. 795a.
- Scott No. 2337.
- StampWorld No. 3020.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3910.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2694.

The Anghel Saligny Bridge (formerly King Carol I Bridge) is a railroad truss bridge in Romania, across the Danube River, connecting the regions of Muntenia and Dobruja. The bridge, built between 1890 and 1895, is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments. When it was completed, with a total length (with viaducts) of 4,087.95 m (13,411.9 ft), it became the longest bridge in Europe and the second longest in the world. The bridge was designed by the Romanian engineer Anghel Saligny. The two cities on the banks of the river which was built were Feteşti on the left side and Cernavodă on the right side. The entire bridge was inaugurated on September 26, 1895, and as a test on the opening, a convoy of 15 whistling locomotives sped at 60 km/h, followed by a train reserved for guests, at 80 km/h.