Anghel Saligny Bridge at Fetești

About Anghel Saligny Bridge at Fetești

At a glance: Monuments and historic sites in Fetești, Ialomița County. Ticket: Free. The visit takes 20 min. Information verified on 10 October 2026.

The bridge at Fetești is the Wallachian end of the bridge complex Anghel Saligny built between 1890 and 1895 to link Bucharest and Constanța across the Borcea branch and the Danube. With the viaduct across Balta Ialomiței and the approach ramps, the complex measured 4,088 m and, at its inauguration on 26 September 1895, was the longest in Romania. The 190 m central span, at Cernavodă, was the largest in continental Europe.

The bridge over the Borcea has three spans of 140 m each, followed by a viaduct with 11 spans of 50 m, some 970 m in all. It is no longer exactly the one of 1895, though: in October 1916, in retreat, Romanian troops destroyed it, and in 1921 a new superstructure, designed and built by Romanian specialists, was mounted on the piers that had survived. The masonry piers are therefore the original ones. The ensemble "The bridges between Fetești and Cernavodă – Anghel Saligny" is a listed historic monument (LMI code IL-II-a-A-14114).

In 1986–1987 a new combined bridge, with a double railway track and the Autostrada Soarelui (A2), came into use alongside. The old bridge stayed next to it as a second railway crossing; while the new bridges were being repaired, in 2014–2018, it was made ready to take the trains.

Good to know before you go

Getting there

By car: the bridges are on the A2 (Autostrada Soarelui), at road kilometre 149, east of Fetești and ~150 km from Bucharest. The motorway crosses the Borcea on the new bridge, right next to the old one, but you may not stop on the bridge. To look at it, stop in Fetești and look for a spot on the bank of the Borcea; we have found no developed viewpoint.

Public transport: Fetești station (~5 km from the bridge) is on CFR main line 800, Bucharest–Constanța. Trains cross the Borcea on the new bridge, from which the old one can also be seen.

Where to park

There is no developed car park at the bridge, which is not a site prepared for visitors. If you come by car, leave it in Fetești, somewhere you will not obstruct traffic.

Fees & discounts

Viewing the bridge is free. The bridge toll is paid only when driving over the A2 Fetești–Cernavodă bridge; the rate changes, so check it on taxadepod.ro (CNAIR).

Rules

The railway bridge is not open to the public: do not enter the bridge, the tracks or CFR premises. Stopping on the A2 bridge is forbidden. Flying a drone near railway infrastructure and the motorway is regulated; do not fly without the necessary permissions.

Facilities

No facilities at the bridge · services, cafés and shops in Fetești