The Traian Bridge

The Traian Bridge is located on the street 16 Decembrie 1989. The Traian Bridge is also called the Huniade Bridge and the Bridge from Mary among locals. 


The Traian Bridge was originally made of wood and made by Peter Ward and Josefstadt and was built in 1871.

In the 19th century the bridge had worn out and had to be replaced by a more resistant one. Thus, a steel structure was made between 1870 and 1871.

In 1899, the steel structure was expanded due to the fact that of introduction of the electric tram. The Tram Temesvári Villamos Városi Vasút Részvénytársaság, supported a quarter of the cost of the work. Also two other big companies, contributes to this bridge rehabilitation: Austro-Hungarian Railway Company and the Resita Bridge Factory.

The steel structure was replaced by a concrete in the 1910s.

The nowadays face of the bridge was designed in 1911 by the engineer Károly Lád and the architect Elemér Wachtel and finished the construction only after five years due to the Second World War.

The steel structure of the bridge was dismantled and moved downstream between the streets of Muresanu and Any Endre, being called “the Iron Bridge” today is a pedestrian bridge.

The Traian Bridge is the widest of the old bridges and has an opening of 32.80 meters and a length of 40 meters and the road is seven meters wide.

The Traian Bridge is situated in the west part of the city and it connects Josefin and Elisabetin district with Cetate district.

The architecture of the Traian Bridge is Art Déco style.

The architecture of the uppers part of the bridge, especially the simple forms of the curtain railings correspond to the last phase of the 1900s style, which announces the beginnings of the Art Déco style.