Prístavný most
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Prístavný most is a double-floor motorway-railroad truss bridge
over the Danube
in Bratislava
, Slovakia
, near the Port of Bratislava
. It lies on the D1 motorway. It is a 599 m long (1080 m with access roads) bridge (over the Danube part), and was built between 1977 and 1985. There are also pathways for pedestrians and cyclists on the bridge.
Today, the bridge suffers from heavy traffic because it is a route for many commuters from Petržalka
, though the situation improved a bit after the opening of the Apollo Bridge
in 2005. It was built to handle around 60,000 vehicles/day, but there are commonly 100,000 vehicles/day or more.
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
over the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
in Bratislava
Bratislava
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, near the Port of Bratislava
Port of Bratislava
The Port of Bratislava is a major port on the river Danube and — in a wider sense — on the Rhine-Main-Danube waterway....
. It lies on the D1 motorway. It is a 599 m long (1080 m with access roads) bridge (over the Danube part), and was built between 1977 and 1985. There are also pathways for pedestrians and cyclists on the bridge.
Today, the bridge suffers from heavy traffic because it is a route for many commuters from Petržalka
Petržalka
Petržalka ) is the largest borough of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Situated on the right bank of the river Danube, it is home to approximately 150,000 people.-History:Historical records of Petržalka exist from 1225...
, though the situation improved a bit after the opening of the Apollo Bridge
Most Apollo
Apollo Bridge in Bratislava is a road bridge over the Danube in the capital of Slovakia.The bridge was opened to the public on September 5, 2005. It is named for the "Apollo" oil refinery which was situated on the left river bank in this area before World War II...
in 2005. It was built to handle around 60,000 vehicles/day, but there are commonly 100,000 vehicles/day or more.