Széchenyi Chain Bridge to Buda

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Széchenyi Chain Bridge to Buda is the historic suspension bridge in Budapest that spans the Danube River, linking the city’s Pest and Buda sides and serving as one of Hungary’s most iconic landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark
road bridge
suspension bridge
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Chain Bridge
Széchenyi lánchíd
builtBy Adam Clark
carries pedestrians
road traffic
centenaryOfReopening 1949–1999
connects Buda
Pest
connectsOver Danube between Castle Hill area and central Pest
constructionStartDate 1839
country Hungary
crosses Danube River
linked to: Danube
damagedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II
designedBy William Tierney Clark
featuredIn numerous photographs of Budapest
tourism promotions of Hungary
hasFeature stone lions at bridgeheads
suspension chains
two masonry river piers
hasLighting ornamental night illumination
hasPedestrianWalkway yes
hasToll no
heritageStatus symbol of Budapest
symbol of Hungarian national awakening
inaugurationDate 1849-11-20
isMajorAxisOf Budapest cityscape
length about 375 m
locatedIn Budapest
Hungary
mainSpan about 202 m
material iron
stone
namedAfter István Széchenyi
openingYear 1849
orientation roughly east–west
partOf District I, Budapest
District V, Budapest
reconstructionCompleted 1949
reopened 1949
roadType urban road
wasFirst first permanent bridge across the Danube in Budapest
one of the earliest permanent bridges on the Danube
width about 14.8 m

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Pest notableBridgeConnection Széchenyi Chain Bridge to Buda
District V (Belváros-Lipótváros) contains Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Pest bridgehead)
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Chain Bridge officialName Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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Chain Bridge nativeName Széchenyi lánchíd
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences overlooks Széchenyi Chain Bridge
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Buda Castle Funicular lower station adjacentTo Chain Bridge area of Budapest
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Tabán adjacentTo Chain Bridge (Buda side)
subject linked to: Tabán area
linked to: Széchenyi Chain Bridge to Buda
Budapest I. kerülete hasLandmark Chain Bridge (Buda end)
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District V, Budapest contains Széchenyi Chain Bridge (Pest end)
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