Margaret Bridge (Golden Bridge).

Margaret Bridge is a three-way bridge, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks.
It was designed by French en...
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Margaret Bridge is a three-way bridge, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks.
It was designed by French engineer Ernest Goüin and built by the construction company Maison Ernest Goüin et Cie. between 1872 and 1876. Margaret Bridge was the second permanent bridge in Budapest after Széchenyi Chain Bridge. This bridge leads up to Margaret Island, its two parts enclosing 165 degrees with each other at the embranchment towards the island. The reason for this unusual geometry is that the small extension to connect to Margaret Island was hastily inserted into the original design but not built until two decades later due to lack of funds. Margaret Bridge had been damaged on 4 November 1944, when an accidental explosion destroyed the eastern span of the bridge. 600 civilians and 40 German soldiers died. During reconstruction, much of the original steel material was lifted from the river and incorporated into the rebuilt structure.
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