A design by engineer Javier Manterola,[2] its construction was undertaken by FCC and Astaldi.

The project was completed in August 2011, when ramps and elevators for the tram stations were installed.

[4] The Basarab Overpass has a length of 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) and is the widest cable stayed bridge in Europe, measuring a width of 44.5 metres (146 ft)[5] (tram station, safety areas and two lanes for traffic in each direction) over the railways near the Gara de Nord train station (the average width measures almost 25 meters).

The two towers that sustain the 60 cables of the bridge have a height of about 84 metres (276 ft).

[9] Media related to Basarab Overpass, Bucharest at Wikimedia Commons