Old Bridge (Maribor)

The Old Bridge (Slovene: Stari most), also named the State Bridge (Državni most), the Main Bridge (Glavni most) and the Drava Bridge (Dravski most), is a bridge crossing the Drava River in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It links Carinthia Street (Koroška cesta) and Pobrežje Street (Pobreška cesta) and is 270 metres (890 ft) long.^[1] Its central part, spanning across the Drava, is 166 m (545 ft) long and has three steel arches.^[1]

The bridge was completed in 1913^[2][3] and opened to traffic on 23 August of that year.^[1] During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt.^[1] The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998.^[1]

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  Adolf Hitler on Stari most, April 1941

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References

External links

• Media related to Old Bridge (Maribor) at Wikimedia Commons

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Coordinates: 46°33′20.74″N 15°38′45.26″E / 46.5557611°N 15.6459056°E / 46.5557611; 15.6459056