Petőfi híd ( Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈpɛtøːfi ˈhiːd] ) 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 public bridge in Budapest.
3-427: Its two ends are: Budapest already made a proposal in the early 1900s to build the bridge, but the competent state bodies believed that a bridge in Óbuda was much more important. After the start of World War I., the idea was postponed, however, the bridge was still important for the townspeople. The bridge was built between 1933 and 1937, according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay . It is 514 m in length (along with
6-718: The sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width. It was destroyed by the retreating German troops during the Second World War . Its rebuilt version was inaugurated in November 1952, when it also took on its new name, Petőfi Bridge. 47°28′44″N 19°03′48″E / 47.47889°N 19.06333°E / 47.47889; 19.06333 This article about a bridge in Hungary is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hubert P%C3%A1l %C3%81lgyay Hubert Pál Álgyay ( Szeged , 6 June 1894 – Budapest , 27 August 1945)
9-678: Was a Hungarian engineer and lecturer. Álgyay finished his studies at the Budapest Technical University and became adjunct lecturer in bridge building in 1924. Also in that year he completed a doctoral thesis. In 1926 he began work for the Ministry of Transport and from 1934 was director of the bridge building department there. Later he became state secretary of transport. He designed the Petőfi Bridge in Budapest (1933–37) and also directed
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