VIDEO, PHOTOS: Heaviest object in history, 720-tonne load carried through Hungary thanks to engineering feats

Four record-large generators have to be transported to Romania’s Mintia-Deva Power Station, the country’s third-largest thermal power plant, to build Europe’s largest gas-fired power plant there by 2026. The first generator arrived in Hungary this month and required engineering feats to carry it from Szeged to Romania. For example, engineers had to reinforce a bridge to withstand the brutal load. Check out some photos and a video of how the 720-tonne load was carried in Hungary.

720-tonne load carried on Hungary’s roads thanks to engineering feats and careful planning

According to Magyar Közút, the gigantic generator arrived in Szeged via river routes on the Danube and River Tisza in February. Before, engineers worked for almost a year to find out and plan its route from Szeged to the Hungarian-Romanian border, even though it’s just a couple of dozen kilometres. German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Romanian experts dealt with the challenge of transporting four gigantic generators from Hungary to Romania. The final destination of the devices is the Mintia-Deva Power Station, which can become Europe’s largest gas-fired power station by 2026.

The distance between Szeged and the power plant is 300 kilometres, which the device will cover in 2 weeks. The 380-tonne generator arrived from the United States. The generator’s route in Hungary was 44 kilometres. The total weight of the transport reaches 720 tonnes, while its length is 100 metres, width reaches 6 metres, and 5.4 metres high.