Rákóczi Bridge (, , formerly known as ''Lágymányosi híd'', , / ''Lágymányosi Bridge'') is a bridge in
Budapest
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,
Hungary
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, connecting the settlements of
Buda
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and
Pest across the
Danube
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. The construction of the steel girder bridge was started in 1992 to the plans of
Tibor Sigrai.
It is named after the
Rákóczi
The House of Rákóczi (older spelling Rákóczy) was a Hungarian nobility, Hungarian noble family in the Kingdom of Hungary between the 13th century and 18th century. Their name is also spelled ''Rákoci'' (in Slovakia), ''Rakoczi'' and ''Rako ...
family, but is still more usually referred to as Lágymányosi híd. This bridge is the southernmost, and the second newest, public bridge in the capital; it was inaugurated in 1995.
Its Pest end is a station of
Csepel HÉV, and the venue of the new
Hungarian National Theatre (2002) and the
Palace of Arts (2005).
Tramline
The bridge had been designed to accommodate tram lines. The middle of the bridge was left empty for this, but the tracks were not laid out. The Reconstruction of the tram 1 and the bridge passage line section were built together. The bridge was planned to be reconstructed by January 2015, but the opening was delayed, due to the demands of the National Transport Authority. They required one more load test with 1000 tons and after that they opened the extended tram section.
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See also
* Erzsébet Bridge
* Liberty Bridge
*Margaret Bridge
Margaret Bridge (sometimes ''Margit Bridge'') or Margit híd () is a three-way bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks. It is the second-northernmost and second-oldest ...
*Petőfi Bridge
Petőfi híd () 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 publi ...
* Széchenyi Chain Bridge
* Bridges of Budapest
* List of crossings of the Danube River
References
External links
DBridges - Lágymányosi bridge
Photos of Budapest bridges
National Theatre
Palace of Arts
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Bridges in Budapest
Bridges completed in 1995
Bridges over the Danube
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