The Old Bridge ( sl, Stari most), also named the State Bridge (), the Main Bridge (), and the Drava Bridge (), is a
bridge
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crossing the
River in
Maribor
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, northeastern
Slovenia
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. It links
Main Square () and
Pobrežje Street Pobrežje may refer to:
* Pobrežje District, a suburb of Maribor, Slovenia
* Pobrežje, Črnomelj, a village near Črnomelj, Slovenia
* Pobrežje, Videm, a village near Ptuj, Slovenia
* Pobrežje, Podgorica, a suburb of Podgorica, Montenegro
* ...
() and is long.
Its central part, spanning the Drava, is long and has three steel arches.
The bridge was completed in 1913
/ref> and opened to traffic on 23 August of that year.
Gallery
Maribor - Stari most z levega brega Drave (1).jpg, The Old Bridge in 2011
Maribor, Glavni most.jpg, The Old Bridge in 2013
Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0721, Marburg-Drau, Adolf Hitler.jpg, Adolf Hitler
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on the Old Bridge, April 1941
References
External links
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Bridges in Maribor
Bridges completed in 1913
Bridges over the Drava
Arch bridges in Slovenia
Road bridges in Slovenia
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