Széchenyi Chain Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Chain suspension bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge
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| Built: | 1840 - 1849 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Budapest, Hungary, Europe |
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| Crosses |
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| Connects to |
Buda Tunnel (1857)
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| Coordinates: | 47° 29' 56.00" N 19° 2' 37.00" E |
Technical Information
Materials
| superstructure |
wrought iron
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|---|---|
| chains |
wrought iron
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| towers |
stone
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Chronology
| 1914 - 1915 | Bridge is reconstructed and strengthened to be able to handle increased traffic loading. |
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| 1945 | Destroyed by German troops |
Notes
First permanent bridges linking the parts Buda and Pest of the city.
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Chain "Szechényi" Bridge
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archINFORM: Kettenbrücke
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Bridges of Budapest: Chain Bridge
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Herend Herald: Das Schmückstück der Donau, ein Zeuge der Geschichte
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Historic Danube Bridges in Budapest by Miklós Iványi (PDF)
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Technology Student: Bridges of Budapest (Hungary)
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Wikipedia: Széchenyi Chain Bridge
Relevant Publications
- D'une rive à l'autre / Brücken dieser Welt (5)(television documentary)
- Rebuilding the First Budapest Suspension Bridge, in "Engineering News Record", 26 June 1924, n. 26
- An Account of the Suspension Bridge across the River Danube, John Weale, London (United Kingdom), 1853
- Faszination Brücken (1st edition), Callwey, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3766713264, 1998; pp. 170-177
- Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 66-67
- Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany), ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 66-67
- The Széchenyi Chain Bridge, presented at First International Conference on Bridge on the Danube, Vienna - Bratislava - Budapest, 7.-12.9/1992.
- The "Széchenyi" Chain Bridge - 150 years old, presented at 3. Internationale Donaubrückenkonferenz, 3rd International Conference on Bridges across the Danube, 29-30/10/1998, Regensburg, Germany.
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0000455 |
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| Created: | 05/11/1999 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |
