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Old Bridge (Maribor)

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Crosses
  
Drava

Architect
  
Eugen Fassbender

Location
  
Maribor

Locale
  
Maribor, Slovenia

Opened
  
23 August 1913

Body of water
  
Drava

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Other name(s)
  
State Brdige, Main Bridge, Drava Bridge

Similar
  
Plague Column, Maribor Town Hall, Jewish Tower, Maribor Castle, Račji Dvor Mansion

The Old Bridge (Slovene: Stari most), also named the State Bridge (Državni most), the Main Bridge (Glavni most) and the Drava Bridge (Dravski most), is a bridge crossing the Drava River in Maribor, northeastern Slovenia. It links Carinthia Street (Koroška cesta) and Pobrežje Street (Pobreška cesta) and is 270 metres (890 ft) long. Its central part, spanning across the Drava, is 166 m (545 ft) long and has three steel arches.

Map of Glavni Most, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia

The bridge was completed in 1913 and opened to traffic on 23 August of that year. During World War II, it was damaged and later partially rebuilt. The last renovations took place in 1990 and 1998.

References

Old Bridge (Maribor) Wikipedia