Asparuhov bridge Photo: Asparuhov bridge

Asparuhov bridge – concrete bridge of the city of Varna, the longest structure of its kind in Bulgaria. In addition, it is part of the highway E-87 and the highway "Black sea".

The bridge thrown over the canals that connect Varna and the Black sea. The height of structures to 50 meters and a length of 2050 meters, with piles in some places reach depths of 4 meters. The total mass of the whole structure – more than three thousand tons, 38 pairs of supports. Bandwidth Asparuhov bridge – 10 thousand cars a day.

A new port "Varna West" has forced the authorities to think about convenient shipping channel. The construction of the bridge pier was started in 1973. For movement of the bridge opened in 1976, thus the authorities have also connected the center of Varna with sleeping quarters.

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

The bridge offers excellent panoramas: Varna Bay, and the West – Varna lake. Also near the bridge visible Galata Cape, the ruins of thousand-year Asparuhova shaft, which prevented the fleet raids Byzantium.

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