Metekhi bridge, Concrete bridge in Old Tbilisi, Georgia.

Metekhi Bridge is a two-span arched bridge over the Mtkvari River, with a 43-metre arch over the channel and a 25.6-metre reinforced-concrete vault over a flyover on the right bank. Because the embankment road runs only on the right bank, the bridge is asymmetrical. Its roadway carries six traffic lanes, and the cast-iron railings end in stone parapets on the abutments.

The current bridge opened in 1951, replacing earlier wooden and metal structures. This crossing point had been significant since the 8th century.

The name comes from the Metekhi district. In Georgian sources the smaller of two old crossings here was called the Donkey Bridge, since only pedestrians and pack donkeys used it while carts took the larger Avlabari bridge. Shah Ismail had a mosque built on the spot after taking Tbilisi.

The bridge carries vehicle and pedestrian traffic between Vakhtang Gorgasali Square and Europe Square, with six traffic lanes on the roadway. Because the riverside road runs only along the right bank, the span is asymmetric: a 43-metre arch crosses the river bed, while a 25.6-metre reinforced-concrete vault covers the right-bank overpass. The cast-iron railing ends at the abutments in a stone parapet.

The bridge is asymmetric: a 43-metre arch spans the river, while a 25.6-metre reinforced-concrete vault carries the approach over the right bank, since the riverside road runs only on that side. Its cast-iron railings end in stone parapets on the abutments.