Petőfi Bridge

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Petőfi híd or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi) 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)

The bridge was built between 1933-1937, according to the plans of Pál Álgyai Hubert. It is 514 m in length (along with the sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width.

[edit] External links

• DBridges - Petőfi híd
• Photos of Budapest bridges
• Petöfi hid in the Structurae database
• Bridges of Budapest - Petofi Bridge

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Coordinates: 47°28′44″N, 19°03′48″E