Old_Bridge_(Maribor)

Old Bridge (Maribor)

Old Bridge (Maribor)

Bridge in Maribor, Slovenia

46°33′20.74″N 15°38′45.26″E

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The Old Bridge (Slovene: Stari most), also named the State Bridge (Državni most), the Main Bridge (Glavni most), and the Drava Bridge (Dravski most), is a bridge crossing the Drava River in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It links Main Square (Glavni trg) and Pobrežje Street (Pobreška cesta) and is 270 metres (890 ft) long.[1] Its central part, spanning the Drava, is 166 m (545 ft) long and has three steel arches.[1]

The bridge was completed in 1913[2][3] and opened to traffic on 23 August of that year.[1] During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt.[1] The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998.[1]

  • The Old Bridge in 2011
  • The Old Bridge in 2013
  • Adolf Hitler on the Old Bridge, April 1941

References

  1. [1]
    "Od jutri odprt obnovljen Stari most". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). PRO PLUS, d. o. o. 20 August 1998.
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    (in Slovene)


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