Jiu Bridge ( ro, Podul Jiului) is a historic

truss bridge A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or ...

across the

Jiu River The Jiu (; hu, Zsil ; german: Schil or Schiel; la, Rabon) is a river in southern Romania. It is formed near Petroșani by the confluence of headwaters Jiul de Vest and Jiul de Est. It flows southward through the Romanian counties Hunedoara, ...

. It consisted of five arches mounted on pillars and connected two parts of the city of

Târgu Jiu Târgu Jiu () is the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the city: Bârsești, Drăgoieni, Iezureni, Polat ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

, where the streets Unirii and Calea Severinului meet. At the end of the 20th century, three of the original five arches have been moved one kilometer north from their initial location, to form a shorter bridge that connects Târgu Jiu Central park with an artificial island on the Jiu river.

History

The bridge was built in 1896 by the company Daydé & Pillé of Paris (now part of Eiffel Constructions métalliques). During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, on October 14/27, 1916, heavy fighting took place for the control of the bridge between the German ''Alpen Korps'' of general Falkenhayn and Romanian military forces assisted by the local population.Chicago Review Press, 2014 , ''Women Heroes of World War I: 16 Remarkable Resisters, Soldiers, Spies, and Medics'', pp. 170-171

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File:Old Jiu Bridge.jpg, Jiu Bridge at the turn of the 20th century. File:Old Jiu Bridge Tragu Jiu detail.JPG, Daydé & Pillé name plate File:Old Jiu Bridge Tragu Jiu remaining arches.JPG, The remaining two arches of the bridge

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jiu Bridge Bridges in Romania Bridges completed in 1896 Truss bridges

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