Árpád Bridge
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| Official name | Árpád híd |
| Carries | 2*3 roads+tram |
| Crosses | Danube River |
| Locale | Budapest |
| Design | Beam bridge |
| Longest span | 457.2 meters (1,500 ft) |
| Total length | 981 meters (3,219 ft) |
| Width | 27.6 meters (91 m) |
| AADT | 150,000 |
| Opening date | November 7, 1950 |
Árpád Bridge or Árpád híd is a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube.
It is the northernmost public bridge of the capital and the longest bridge in Hungary, spanning about 2 km with the sections leading up to the bridge, and 928 m without them. It is 35.3 m (116 ft) wide.
Its Buda end is Szentlélek tér (near the Main Square of Óbuda, Vasarely and Kassák Museums).
Margaret Island is available from the bridge from an embranchment, and the bridge overlooks Óbuda Island as well (see Sziget Festival).
Its construction was started in 1939 by the plans of János Kossalka, but due to World War II, the work ended only in 1950, directed by Károly Széchy and Pál Sávoly.
On the Pest side, Árpád híd is also the name of a metro station on line 3 (north-south) of the Budapest Metro.
[edit] External links
- Page about transportation in Hungary
- Hungarian electronic library's page on Hungarian Bridges
- DBridges - Árpád híd
- Photos of Budapest bridges
- Bridges of Budapest - Arpad Bridge
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