Megyeri Bridge, Cable-stayed road bridge between Budapest and Budakalász, Hungary
The Megyeri Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge over the Danube, linking Újpest in Budapest with Budakalász via Szentendre Island. Its main span over the Nagy-Duna branch is 591 metres long, supported by 100-metre pylons from which steel cables fan out to the deck. The total structure is 1,861 metres long and consists of five bridges and nine separate structures, with a pedestrian path on the south side and a bicycle path on the north side.
Design work began in 1993, with plans by Unitef-Céh Kkt. and structural calculations by Mátyás Hunyadi. Construction started in 2006 under a consortium of Hídépítő Zrt. (60%) and Strabag Építő Zrt. (40%), and a flood wave destroyed much of the preparatory work. The bridge opened on 30 September 2008, costing 63 billion forints, but only temporary permits were issued because Szigetmonostor refused consent over a promised small road bridge that was never built.
The name comes from two nearby neighborhoods, Káposztásmegyer and Békásmegyer, both located on the northern edge of the city. Commuters use the crossing every day as part of the orbital route that channels traffic around the capital.
The bridge forms part of the M0 motorway, which runs around the city, and has several lanes in both directions. Travelers crossing see hills on the western bank and flat land to the east on clear days.
The span over the main branch measures 300 meters (984 feet), while other sections cross side channels and a floodplain. Five separate segments combine to form the total length of nearly two kilometers (1.2 miles).
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