Franz Joseph Bridge

You can get to the Franz Joseph Bridge by bus (No. 15, No. 115), by trolleybus (No. 83), by tram (No. 2, No. 47, 48, 49). The Franz Joseph Bridge has several names. This is also the Freedom Bridge, and it used to be called the Customs Bridge. It passes through the Danube River, was built in 1896, construction began in 1894. The bridge unites two squares: St. Gellert and Fevam. The main difference of the bridge is the birds that decorate it on both sides. These are turulas, birds from Hungarian mythology, but tourists are used to considering them griffins and griffins. The length of the bridge is 330 meters, the width is 20 meters. This is the third permanent bridge across the Danube, which was closed for renovation only once, in 2007. Since then, it has been constantly working and delighting tourists.