Petőfi Bridge Explained

Petőfi híd (in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈpɛtøːfi ˈhiːd/) or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi, old name is Horthy Miklós Bridge, named after governor Miklós Horthy) 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)

Budapest already made a proposal in the early 1900s to build the bridge, but the competent state bodies believed that a bridge in Óbuda was much more important. After the start of World War I., the idea was postponed, however, the bridge was still important for the townspeople.^[1]

The bridge was built between 1933 and 1937,^[2] according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay. It is 514 m in length (along with the sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width. It was destroyed by the retreating German troops during the Second World War. Its rebuilt version was inaugurated in November 1952, when it also took on its new name, Petőfi Bridge.^[3]

See also

• Bridges of Budapest
• List of crossings of the Danube River

External links

• DBridges - Petőfi híd
• Photos of Budapest bridges
  • Bridges of Budapest - Petofi Bridge

47.4789°N 19.0633°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lovely Budapest . 2016-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190829124151/http://lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/bridges-of-budapest.html . 2019-08-29 . dead .
2. Web site: Petőfi bridge - Budapest Bridges .
3. Web site: The Fascinating History of Petőfi Bridge. Hungarianconservative.com.