THE HIGHWAY FROM SOFIA TO THE TURKISH BORDER

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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 26, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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~. User the Maritsa .River at Pl?vdivs location a93o ~l.,~3?; r?ia~'ora~i ~?aal
oret? arch bridge L,,50 f?aat loaag, 32 fe?$ ~jde (2p moot rc~dvap vith sip feea$
of ~voa~seet ~ either side), ~5 ames$ above the eater; ~'ogr piers ae~, aaodera!a
coetstrra~ti.?s capa'~,?~ cax~r;~3.rag hea~i.est lasads.
5 e Yst addition tm teas road bridge lis$ed above, th?re are $~ts fcrll.o 'bridges a~
tactical/strategic fm a ~$ Pl?vdivo .
a, 1 single-trac.~ railrosid br3.dge l~;50 Peet is 2q f?et abege $he ~.t~r, 1?cated
oans~h~ aaai.~e upstr?~ fry tb.p amain read 'bridge; steel lattic? girder (thro~aglh
t~*pe) rast5.ng on fog a~scrrr~ piers;
bo 1 aaaason~ atrch bridge 4,5d ~???$ loeetg, 26 fQ?$ vide (~t9-f?e$ road~r ~.$h $hree
~~$ ~ pavmaent ~ ?i.~ther sid?), 20 f ~$ aib~? the vstcr, la~ated coo-h~?
ard.~.e daa~s$rea~ fr?, the 1~3.n r~cl. bridge.; am old ~omstratc$ioea still iet fie,
restixrg ?ez l~ Biers, capalxle of cartyi.erg ~ $s aPPr ~5 t~s; aid
~ e 1 foo$ bridge ?ra? arli,~.e do~st>mea~t frp>~ the , read 'br1.dgr.
P],e~~ gha Se~'F,~.~ 50 ~.es ~'
bo Sr~mQ s~rfac?~ aind vidt~hs of the Plovdiv-Shas~vo s$re$ch e~f the S~i~--ile~grad
higlsvr~ ar? s.s follprrs s
~~ De~? (~5 X511.) - Byatln Re~ra (I~42?33? E25]S30) section, Piv~ miles loaag,
acv paved ~ ~D .feetyvitha~vt shoulders; ate.
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a, Oerar the river (Dsar~s8) a$ Debnr, a~tso>~q ash lrrridge v9.t,~t tear area p?eas~~aate
pcL~?s atad se7ae?a7. armor asasoaox~-~ piers, probmblg tine relics of an elder c?ea-
str?ct3,ms; width 2D a'eet, pa?'beb].~ capable ~ carr~-1.ag heavips$ loads; aa.
'b, vast the Garvaerska fiver (Bauas~a Reka?) a$ HLtrri$sa; masoa~ arch bridge
previ.otrsljr r?p?rted has beau dl,ishpd aead, replaaaed. bar a rporced cez~retp
beaaa b~,dge ~? fY&1t l~arg, ~d f ee$ 1rid.e, atAd 15 feet above '~? 'rrrRter; $~at^ee
ass-aro>~ piers, capable of o~eag ~' v~,ght.
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va;>eci.itl.~ s:s far as li.i, acrd. the San media, cpa~di.tie~t vi~t soma pots-h~7.es;
twerp. acre a? 3~~1.i.~tdans ?f air ia$en$$cst $? pave the road. Sarms '~].a~latierg
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