The Belvárosi Bridge in Szeged, Hungary, is the main bridge of the city, connecting ''Újszeged'', on the left bank of the river Tisza, to the other quarters. It was the only crossing on the river in the County until the finishing of the ''Bertalan Bridge'' in 1979. Every year in May the ''Hídivásá''r (Bridgemarket) is held there, drawing thousands of visitors to the city. Its two ends are: * Roosevelt Square in Szeged, with the

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* Torontál Square in Újszeged, with the Erzsébet Park

History

After the Great Flood of Szeged in 1879, it was an important aspect of the renovations to create a permanent crossing on the Tisza river. The construction began in

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December according to the plans of Gustave Eiffel and

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, and finished on September 23 of

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. During the World War II it was seriously damaged on September 3, 1944 in an air attack by the

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, then at October 9 the same year,

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soldiers exploded it while withdrawing before Soviet troops. The removal of the wreckage started only after the war in

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, and the reconstruction took two years by the plans of Győző Mihailich and Róbert Folly. The renovated bridge finally reopened in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

. Between 1909–1944 and 1949–1979 the Tram line 5 ran through the bridge, since then Trolleybus lines 5 and 7 superseded it.

Gallery

File:A Belvárosi híd, Szeged - Downtown Bridge, Szeged - panoramio.jpg, The bridge pictured from the staircase on the right bank File:Szeged, Belvárosi híd.jpg, The flags of the city of Szeged, the Republic of Hungary, and the European Union decorate the bridge during national holidays File:Szeged Belvárosi-híd. - panoramio.jpg, View from the ''Rakpart'' File:Szeged Panoráma3SF 003.jpg, The Belvárosi Bridge from the tower of the

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File:Szeged Régi híd belvárosi hídfő 2010-01-07.JPG, The ''Rakpart'' ( Wharf) during a flood in 2010 File:Tisza part, Belvárosi híd. Fortepan 26138.jpg, During the building of the ''Rakpart'' File:Roosevelt (Rudolf) tér, előtérben a Belvárosi híd feljárója és vámházai, szemben a Móra Ferenc Múzeum. Fortepan 86424.jpg, Ramps of the old bridge at Rudolf (today Roosevelt) Square at the right bank of the Tisza

References

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