Liberty Bridge - Budapest, Hungary
Posted by: marcius
N 47° 29.155 E 019° 03.310
34T E 353491 N 5260998
The Szabadság híd or Liberty Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connects Buda and Pest across the River Danube. It is the third southernmost public road bridge in Budapest, located at the southern end of the City Centre.
Waymark Code: WMFEGT
Location: Hungary
Date Posted: 10/07/2012
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The bridge was built between 1894 and 1896 to the plans of János Feketeházy. Although radically different in structure, the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time of construction. The bridge was opened in the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph; the last silver rivet on the Pest abutment was inserted into the iron structure by the Emperor himself, and the bridge was originally named after him.
-Wikipedia.