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The '''Old Bridge''' ({{lang-sl|Stari most}}), also named the '''State Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Državni most''}}), the '''Main Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Glavni most''}} and the '''Drava Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Dravski most''}}), is a [[bridge]] crossing the [[Drava]] River in [[Maribor]], northeastern [[Slovenia]]. It |
The '''Old Bridge''' ({{lang-sl|Stari most}}), also named the '''State Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Državni most''}}), the '''Main Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Glavni most''}} and the '''Drava Bridge''' ({{lang|sl|''Dravski most''}}), is a [[bridge]] crossing the [[Drava]] River in [[Maribor]], northeastern [[Slovenia]]. It links [[Carinthia Street, Maribor|Carinthia Street]] ({{lang|sl|''Koroška cesta''}}) and [[Pobrežje Street]] ({{lang|sl|''Pobreška cesta''}}) and is {{convert|270|m}} long.<ref name="24-1998">{{cite news |url=http://24ur.com/novice/slovenija/od-jutri-odprt-obnovljen-stari-most-v-mariboru.html |title=Od jutri odprt obnovljen Stari most |language=Slovene |trans_title=The Renovated Old Bridge Open for Traffic Since Tommorow |date=20 August 1998 |newspaper=24ur.com |publisher=PRO PLUS, d. o. o.}}</ref> Its central part, spanning across the Drava, is {{convert|166|m|abbr=on}} long and has three steel arches.<ref name="24-1998" /> |
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The bridge was completed in 1913<ref>{{sl icon}} [http://www.drustvo-dgitmb.si/podatki/zbornik_dgit2008-www.pdf]</ref><ref>{{sl icon}} [http://giskd2s.situla.org/rkd/Opis.asp?Esd=9022]</ref> and opened to trafic on 23 August of that year.<ref name="24-1998" /> During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt.<ref name="24-1998" /> The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998. <ref name="24-1998" /> |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
Revision as of 11:53, 26 May 2012
The Old Bridge (Template:Lang-sl), also named the State Bridge ([Državni most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), the Main Bridge ([Glavni most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) and the Drava Bridge ([Dravski most] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), is a bridge crossing the Drava River in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It links Carinthia Street ([Koroška cesta] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) and Pobrežje Street ([Pobreška cesta] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) and is 270 metres (890 ft) long.[1] Its central part, spanning across the Drava, is 166 m (545 ft) long and has three steel arches.[1]
The bridge was completed in 1913[2][3] and opened to trafic on 23 August of that year.[1] During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt.[1] The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998. [1]
Gallery
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Adolf Hitler on Stari most, April 1941
References
- ^ a b c d e "Od jutri odprt obnovljen Stari most". 24ur.com (in Slovene). PRO PLUS, d. o. o. 20 August 1998.
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