Petőfi Bridge

{{Short description|Bridge in Budapest, Hungary}}

File:Budapest Petofi Bridge.jpg HÉV terminus]]

Petőfi híd ({{IPA|hu|ˈpɛtøːfi ˈhiːd}}) or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi, old name is Horthy Miklós Bridge, named after governor Miklós Horthy) is a bridge in Budapest, connecting Pest and Buda across the Danube. It is the second southernmost public bridge in Budapest.

Its two ends are:

• Boráros tér (southern end of Grand Boulevard and terminus of the Csepel HÉV)
• Goldmann György tér (next to the campuses of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics)

Budapest already made a proposal in the early 1900s to build the bridge, but the competent state bodies believed that a bridge in Óbuda was much more important. After the start of World War I., the idea was postponed, however, the bridge was still important for the townspeople.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/bridges-of-budapest.html |title=Lovely Budapest |access-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829124151/http://lovelybudapest.com/en/about-budapest/budapest-attractions/bridges-of-budapest.html |archive-date=2019-08-29 |url-status=dead }}

The bridge was built between 1933 and 1937,{{cite web | url=https://www.budapest.com/city_guide/sights/bridges/petofi_bridge.en.html | title=Petőfi bridge - Budapest Bridges }} according to the plans of Hubert Pál Álgyay. It is 514 m in length (along with the sections leading up) and 25.6 m in width. It was destroyed by the retreating German troops during the Second World War. Its rebuilt version was inaugurated in November 1952, when it also took on its new name, Petőfi Bridge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hungarianconservative.com/articles/culture_society/petofi_bridge_budapest_history/|title=The Fascinating History of Petőfi Bridge|website=Hungarianconservative.com|date=31 May 2023 }}