Petőfi Bridge
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Petőfi híd (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtøːfi ˈhiːd]) or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi, old name is Horthy Miklós Bridge, named after governor Miklós Horthy) is a bridge in Budapest, connecting Pest and Buda across the Danube. It is the second southernmost public bridge in Budapest.
Its two ends are:
- Boráros tér (southern end of Grand Boulevard and terminus of the Csepel HÉV)
- Goldmann György tér (next to the campuses of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics)
Budapest already made a proposal in the early 1900s to build the bridge, but the competent state bodies believed that a bridge in Óbuda was much more important. After the start of World War I., the idea was postponed, however, the bridge was still important for the townspeople.[1]
The bridge was built between 1933 and 1937,[2] according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay. It is 514 m in length (along with the sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width. It was destroyed by the retreating German troops during the Second World War. Its rebuilt version was inaugurated in November 1952, when it also took on its new name, Petőfi Bridge.[3]
See also
- Bridges of Budapest
- List of crossings of the Danube River
References
External links
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- DBridges - Petőfi híd
- Photos of Budapest bridges
- Petöfi hid at Structurae
- Bridges of Budapest - Petofi Bridge
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