Maria Valeria bridge

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Bridge between Esztergom, Hungary and Štúrovo, Slovakia.
The bridge was designed by János Feketeházy in 1893; he built several bridges on the Danube. Since its opening on 28 September 1895, the bridge has been destroyed twice. On July 22, 1919 the bridge was destroyed by a detonation at its first pier on the western side but the bridge was renovated in 1922 and completely reconstructed in 1926. During World War II, retreating German troops blew up the bridge on 26 December 1944 along with other bridges near Esztergom.
Decades of intransigence between the Communist governments of Hungary and Czechoslovakia meant that the bridge was not rebuilt until the new millennium, finally reopening on 11 October 2001.