View from Castle grounds, Erzsébet Bridge

Erzsébet Bridge is the second newest bridge and one of the most elegant ones of Budapest. It is situated at the narrowest part of the Danube, the bridge spanning only 290 m.

The original Erzsébet Bridge (built between 1897 and 1903), along with many other bridges all over the country, was blown up at the end of World War II by retreating Wehrmacht sappers. This is the only bridge in Budapest which could not be rebuilt in its original form. Pictures and some salvaged elements from the old bridge can be seen on the grass in front of the Museum of Transport in City Park.

The currently standing slender white cable bridge was built on the very same location between 1961–1964, because the government could not afford to construct entirely new foundations for the bridge.

Photo 1423, Sept 2008

From Citadel, view over Budapest, with Erzsébet Bridge in foreground, then Chain Bridge, then Margaret Bridge.

Photo 1528, Sept 2008

View from Chain Bridge: Erzsébet Bridge, part of Citidel

Photo 1731, Sept 2008