Gellért Hill - Freedom Bridge

(Local Name: Szabadság-hid) The steel Freedom Bridge, which links Gellért tér on the Buda bank of the Danube with Fovam tér on the Pest side, was opened to traffic in 1896 and originally known as Franz Joseph Bridge, the plans were by J. Feketeházy. The bridge, which is 331m/362yds long and 20m/22yds wide, was destroyed in the Second World War but was the first bridge to be rebuilt; it was reopened to traffic in 1946.