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Margaret Bridge

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Margaret Bridge or Margit híd (sometimes Margit Bridge) is a three-way bridge in Budapest, Hungary, connecting Buda and Pest across the Danube and linking Margaret Island to the banks. It is the second-northernmost and second-oldest public bridge in Budapest. It was designed by French engineer Ernest Goüin and built by the construction company Maison Ernest Goüin et Cie. between 1872 and 1876, the engineer in charge being Émile Nouguier. 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. The bridge's two ends are Jászai Mari tér (northern end of Grand Boulevard) and Germanus Gyula park (stop of Szentendre HÉV; the Lukács and Király Baths are nearby).It is 607.5 metres (1,993 ft) in length and 25 metres (82 ft) in width.

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Margaret Bridge
Újpesti rakpart, Budapest Újlipótváros

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Margit híd

Újpesti rakpart
1137 Budapest, Újlipótváros
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