Baratashvili Bridge is a traffic and pedestrian bridge over the Kura River

Kura River

Kura is a river, also known from the Greek as the Cyrus in the Caucasus Mountains. Starting in north-eastern Turkey, it flows through Turkey to Georgia, then to Azerbaijan, where it receives the Aras River as a right tributary, and enters the Caspian Sea...

 in Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

, capital of Georgia

Georgia (country)

Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. It was built in 1966 in place of the previously dismantled Mukhrani

Mukhrani

Mukhrani is a historical lowland district in eastern Georgia, currently within the borders of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, north of the town of Mtskheta...

 Bridge honoring Princess Mukhrani.

Design

The bridge, located in Mtasminda district of the city, is often referred to as Bridge of Love, in reference to its current name given in honor of Georgian romanticism poet Nikoloz Baratashvili

Nikoloz Baratashvili

Nik'oloz Baratashvili was a Georgian poet, one of the first Georgians to marry a modern nationalism with European Romanticism and to introduce "Europeanism" into Georgian literature...

. The railings of the bridge have been decorated with bronze figures of couples in love. The bridge stretches over Kura River in parallel to the picturesque Bridge of Peace

The Bridge of Peace (Georgia)

The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Kura River in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.-History:The bridge which stretches over the Kura River, was ordered by the City Hall of Tbilisi with the purpose of creating a contemporary design features connecting Old Tbilisi with the new...

 and extends to Tbilisi Airport through a recently renovated highway. The bridge and the highway were renovated by Khidmsheni construction company.

See also

• Bridge of Peace
  The Bridge of Peace (Georgia)
  The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Kura River in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.-History:The bridge which stretches over the Kura River, was ordered by the City Hall of Tbilisi with the purpose of creating a contemporary design features connecting Old Tbilisi with the new...
  
  
• Ananuri Bridge
  Ananuri Bridge
  Ananuri Bridge is a bridge over the Aragvi River in 45 miles west of Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. The bridge links the Georgian Military Road which goes through the scenec historical Ananuri Castle Complex consisting of two castles joined by a crenellated curtain wall. It is visible from the...
  
  
• Building of the Presidential Administration
  Presidential Administration of Georgia
  Presidential Administration of Georgia is the executive body of administration of President of Georgia. The office of the Presidential administration is located on the left bank of the Kura River, in the Avlabari district of Tbilisi, Georgia.-History:...
  
  
• Architecture of Georgia
  Architecture of Georgia (country)
  The Architecture of Georgia refers to a style of architecture found in Georgia.Georgian architecture is influenced by a number of architectural styles, including several each for castles, towers, fortifications and churches...