Kolonádový most is a bridge over the Váh

Váh

The Váh is the longest river in entire Slovakia. A left tributary of the Danube river, the Váh is 406 km long, including its Čierny Váh branch...

 river in Piešťany

Pieštany

Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:...

 and it connects the town to the Spa Island.

It was built by architect Emil Belluš in 1930-33, is a preeminent Functionalist

Functionalism (architecture)

Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...

 construction with many precious art objects. In the middle of bridge are two stippling

Stippling

Stippling is the creation of a pattern simulating varying degrees of solidity or shading by using small dots. Such a pattern may occur in nature and these effects are frequently emulated by artists.-Art:...

s from Slovak painter Martin Benka

Martin Benka

Martin Benka was a Slovak painter and illustrator. He is regarded as the founder of Modernist 20th century Slovak painting...

 - "Detva songs" and "At sheepcote". On both bridge facades are inscriptions. In western entrance: "Saluberrimae Piestenienses Thermae" (The healing Piešťany Spa) and "Surge et ambula" (Get up and walk) on eastern entrance.
At the western entrance of bridge stands the most known symbol of Piešťany, the Crutch breaker statue. This statue is work of academic sculptor Robert Kuhmayer from year 1934.
In 1945, retreating German

Germany

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 army destroyed it. It was reconstructed in 1956.
It is only a part of a spa colonnade. The other parts were never constructed.