Petőfi Bridge
Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ′ 44 ″ N , 19 ° 3 ′ 48 ″ E
Petőfi Bridge | ||
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Official name | Petőfi híd | |
use | Road traffic , foot traffic , tram | |
Crossing of | Danube | |
place | Budapest | |
construction | Haunched truss bridge | |
overall length | 378 m | |
width | 25.6 m | |
Number of openings | 5 | |
Longest span | 154 m | |
construction time | 1933-1937 and 1950-1952 | |
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Above sea level | 98 m |
The Petőfi Bridge ( Petőfi híd in Hungarian ) is one of the nine road bridges across the Danube in Hungary's capital Budapest .
It connects the two districts of Pest and Buda . It has been named after the Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi since it reopened in 1952 .
The bridge is a haunched half-timbered structure and has a span between the two pillars of 154 meters and a total length of 378 meters. With approach bridges over the riverside streets, the total length increases to 514 meters.
Originally known as the Miklós Horthy Bridge , it was built in 1933–1937 according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay . After it was destroyed in the Second World War on January 15, 1945, it was replaced by today's Petőfi Bridge and reopened in 1952.