The first asymmetrical suspension bridge and the second of this kind in the world, this interesting landmark of Bratislava was announced “the building of the century”.
This steel road bridge of an original shape is hung on a pylon 84.6 m tall with a characteristic object in the form of a flying saucer on its top. It was designed by A. Tesár, J. Lacko and I. Slamen, built in the years 1967-1972, and opened on 26th August 1972.
Its original name was Most SNP (the Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising) and the present one was derived from the fact that for a long time Bratislava had only two bridges - the old and the new one. It spans the river Danube with the length of 431 m and the width of 21 m, and it connects the largest Slovak housing estate Petržalka to the Old Town.
Due to its shape and the span of the steel construction, it is unique in Europe. On its top, in the height of 80 m, there is the café UFO, from which one can have a beautiful view of the city. The visitors are taken up by a speed lift hidden in one of the arms of the pylon. In the other arm, there is the emergency staircase with 430 stairs.