Prístavný most

Prístavný most
Prístavný most from the Apollo Bridge
Coordinates48°08′05″N 17°08′27″E / 48.1348°N 17.1407°E / 48.1348; 17.1407
CarriesD1
CrossesDanube
LocaleBratislava
BeginsRužinov
EndsPetržalka
Structurae ID267780
Characteristics
Total length599 metres (1,965 ft)
No. of lanes4
Capacity60,000/
History
Construction start1977
Construction end1985
Opened1985
Statistics
Daily traffic120,000
Location
Map
Prístavný most, view toward Petržalka

Prístavný most (literally Harbour Bridge, until 1993 known as Most hrdinov Dukly or Dukla Heroes' Bridge) is a double-floor motorway-railroad truss bridge over the Danube in Bratislava, Slovakia, near the Port of Bratislava. It lies on the D1 motorway. It is a 599 m long (1080 m with access roads) bridge (over the Danube part), and was built between 1977 and 1985. There are also pathways for pedestrians and cyclists on the bridge.

Today, the bridge suffers from heavy traffic because it is a route for many commuters from Petržalka, and due to the lack of an outer circle around the city it is also a route for transfer traffic. The situation improved slightly after the opening of the nearby Apollo Bridge in 2005. Traffic jams are common around the bridge and they occur regularly at the end of each week and after traffic accidents.[1] The bridge was built to handle around 60,000 vehicles/day, but current traffic consists of around 120,000 vehicles/day and it is rising.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Prístavný most už nestačí".


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