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Starý most ( en, Old Bridge) is a bridge over the river
Aside from short-lived wooden bridges before the 19th century, which were often damaged or destroyed by floods and frost, the first bridge in Bratislava was a pontoon bridge, which was built in 1825, standing somewhere around Koronázási domb tér or Krönungshügel platz ''(today's Ľudovít Štúr square)''. It lasted until 1891, when a new steel bridge called ''Franz Josephs Brücke'' (
On January 1, 2009 the city of Bratislava closed the bridge to motor vehicles except buses because of problems with statics and on May 15, 2010 also for buses, pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge was reopened to cyclists and pedestrians a few months later after the road for cars was removed and remained open until 8:00 AM on 2 December 2013 when it was closed for all traffic again due to its deconstruction which started in late November 2013.
, the bridge was replaced by a new one for pedestrians, cyclists and trams, as part of new tram track to Petržalka.
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Starý most ( en, Old Bridge) is a bridge over the river Danube
The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , ...
in Bratislava
Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% o ...
, Slovakia
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. Before its reconstruction, the bridge included a wooden pathway for pedestrians, a two-lane road, and a railway track, connecting the historic old city of Bratislava with the newer region Petržalka
Petržalka (; german: Engerau / Audorf; hu, Pozsonyligetfalu) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, the area shares a land border with Austria, and is home to around 100,000 ...
. The bridge was closed for cars in 2009 and for buses on 14 May 2010. On 2 December 2013 it was also closed for pedestrian and bicycle traffic as deconstruction of the old bridge began. At the time of its closure it was the oldest standing bridge in Bratislava.
, the bridge was replaced by a new one for pedestrians, cyclists and trams, as part of new tram track to Petržalka.
At various times in the past, the bridge was called ''Most Červenej armády'' (i.e. ''Red Army Bridge''), ''Štefánikov most'', ''Ferenc József híd'' and ''Franz Josef Brücke''.
History
Aside from short-lived wooden bridges before the 19th century, which were often damaged or destroyed by floods and frost, the first bridge in Bratislava was a pontoon bridge, which was built in 1825, standing somewhere around Koronázási domb tér or Krönungshügel platz ''(today's Ľudovít Štúr square)''. It lasted until 1891, when a new steel bridge called ''Franz Josephs Brücke'' (Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until hi ...
Bridge), was opened, which was part of the railroad track Bratislava-Szombathely
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. It was built by Gábor Baross
Noble Gábor Baross de Bellus (6 July 1848 – 8 May 1892) was a Hungarian statesman in Hungarian parliament, was born at Barossháza now Pružina near Trencsén (now Trenčín, Slovakia). He was for a time one of the professors there under C ...
' order. During the First Czechoslovak Republic
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(1918 - 1938) it was called ''Štefánikov most'' ( Štefánik Bridge). During World War II
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the steel part of the bridge was destroyed, but the stone pillars survived. After the liberation of Bratislava from the collaborationist Slovak Republic
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by Soviet
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troops in 1945, the Red Army
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and German
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prisoners-of-war
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rebuilt the bridge. It was later used by the Soviet Army
uk, Радянська армія
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and the Hungarian People’s Army to invade Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring
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the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Se ...
of 1968. Soviet soldiers killed five Comenius University
Comenius University in Bratislava ( sk, Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave) is the largest university in Slovakia, with most of its faculties located in Bratislava. It was founded in 1919, shortly after the creation of Czechoslovakia. It is name ...
students attempting to resist the invasion.
Car-free future
On January 1, 2009 the city of Bratislava closed the bridge to motor vehicles except buses because of problems with statics and on May 15, 2010 also for buses, pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge was reopened to cyclists and pedestrians a few months later after the road for cars was removed and remained open until 8:00 AM on 2 December 2013 when it was closed for all traffic again due to its deconstruction which started in late November 2013.
, the bridge was replaced by a new one for pedestrians, cyclists and trams, as part of new tram track to Petržalka.
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References
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