Old Bridge (Maribor)

46°33′20.74″N 15°38′45.26″E / 46.5557611°N 15.6459056°E / 46.5557611; 15.6459056

Old Bridge

Stari most
The Old Bridge in June 2013
Coordinates46°33′20″N 15°38′45″E / 46.55556°N 15.64583°E / 46.55556; 15.64583
CrossesDrava
LocaleMaribor, Slovenia
Other name(s)State Bridge, Main Bridge, Drava Bridge
History
ArchitectEugen Fassbender
Opened23 August 1913 (1913-08-23)
Location

The Old Bridge (Slovene: Stari most), also named the State Bridge (Državni most), the Main Bridge (Glavni most), and the Drava Bridge (Dravski most), is a bridge crossing the Drava River in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It links Main Square (Glavni trg) and Pobrežje Street (Pobreška cesta) and is 270 metres (890 ft) long.[1] Its central part, spanning the Drava, is 166 m (545 ft) long and has three steel arches.[1]

The bridge was completed in 1913[2][3] and opened to traffic on 23 August of that year.[1] During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt.[1] The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998.[1]

  • The Old Bridge in 2011
    The Old Bridge in 2011
  • The Old Bridge in 2013
    The Old Bridge in 2013
  • Adolf Hitler on the Old Bridge, April 1941
    Adolf Hitler on the Old Bridge, April 1941

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Od jutri odprt obnovljen Stari most". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). PRO PLUS, d. o. o. 20 August 1998.
  2. ^ (in Slovene) [1]
  3. ^ (in Slovene) [2]


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