Szabadsag Bridge, Budapest, Hungary, 1950s

Or Liberty Bridge in English, arguably the best known of the Danube crossings in Budapest. It was built between 1894 and 1896 and opened in the presence of  Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Josef; the last silver rivet on the Pest (eastern side) abutment was inserted into the iron structure by the Emperor himself, and the bridge was originally named after him. 

Although quite different in structure, the bridge imitates the general outline of a chain-type bridge, which was considered an aesthetically preferable form at the time. It is 333.6 metres long and 20.1 metres wide. The tops of the four masts are decorated with large bronze statues of the Turul, a falcon-like bird which is prominent in ancient Hungarian mythology.

Trams used to cross the twin-lane bridge; road traffic still does but there is an initiative to convert it for pedestrians only when the fourth Budapest underground metro line is completed in the next few years.