Margaret Bridge (Hungary)

Project information

Project description mageba scope Highlights & Facts The Margaret Bridge is a three-way bridge mageba delivered the following products: in the capital of Hungary, connecting Buda • TENSA®FINGER cantilever finger joint of mageba Products: and Pest across the river Danube and link- types F80LL and F120LL Type: TENSA®GRIP single gap ing Margaret Island to the banks. It is the • TENSA®GRIP single gap joints of type joint of type WSF80 second-oldest public bridge in Budapest WSF80 TENSA®FINGER cantilever built between 1872 and 1876. finger joints of type mageba was also tasked to install the By the beginning of the 2000s, the bridge F80LL and F120LL joints. The two pairs of tram rails running was in a very bad shape. The fact that the Installation: 2010 across the bridge, and the narrow time condition of the bridge was rated as life- frame that was provided for the installa- Structure: threatening demanded an immediate re- tion made the project challenging. Despite City: Budapest construction, which started in 2009.- Dur of these difficulties mageba successfully ing the works the City of Budapest aimed Country: Hungary implemented both, the production and to restore the original appearance of the Type: Three-way bridge the installation of the joints in due time. bridge. Instead of using reinforced con- Built: 1872–1876 crete, durable steel was used. New barri- Renovation: 2009–2011 ers and floodlights were also installed. The Length: 607 m middle lanes were widened and the side- Owner: City of Budapest walk was expanded by two meters. A bicy- Engineer: Ernest Goüin cle lane was also added to the final design. Contractor: Ernest Goüin et Cie.

The bridge connects the two banks of the Danube TENSA®FINGER joint of type F80LL installed in the as well as Margaret Island Recess of the finger joint before concreting bridge deck

Slovakia

Budapest

Romania