'
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 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.
External links
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Page about transportation in Hungary
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Hungarian electronic library's page on Hungarian Bridges
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DBridges - Árpád híd