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Upper Hungary / Slovakia

Ruins of the Red Bridge

Červený most
Ruins of the Red Bridge
Červený most
Original function:
overpass / viaduct / tunnel
Current function:
overpass / viaduct / tunnel
Historical Hungarian county:
Pozsony
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.17385, 17.074564
Google map:

History

In 1836 the Hungarian Parliament decided to build the railway connecting Pest (now Budapest) to Vienna through Pozsony. The Hungarian Central Railway Company started the construction of the line in 1844. The railway between Pozsony and Vienna led through this bridge over the Vödric stream. The first train hauled by steam-powered locomotive passed through the bridge on August 20, 1848. The single-track railway was expanded to double-track in 1881. The retreating German troops exploded the bridge on April 4, 1945. A new bridge was built next to the ruins of the old one in 1948.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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