Starý most

Before its reconstruction, the 460-meter-long (1,510 ft) bridge included a wooden pathway for pedestrians, a two-lane road, and a railway track, connecting the historic old city of Bratislava with the newer region Petržalka.

During World War II the steel part of the bridge was destroyed, but the stone pillars survived.

After the occupation of Bratislava from the collaborationist Slovak Republic by Soviet troops in 1945, the Red Army and German prisoners-of-war rebuilt the bridge.

Soviet soldiers killed five Comenius University students attempting to resist the invasion.

[3] The bridge was reopened to cyclists and pedestrians a few months later after the road for cars was removed and remained open until 8:00 AM on 2 December 2013 when it was closed for all traffic again due to its deconstruction which started in late November 2013.