The first stamp features Megyeri Bridge, which is 1,861 metres long and is Hungary’s second-longest bridge and the longest bridge over a river in the country. Horizontally, the bridge is composed of five dilation sections: two end parts, which stand in flood areas, the central section on Szentendre Island, and two other parts which span the main branch of the Danube and the Szentendre branch of the Danube. The 600-metre-long structure with a 300-metre central opening over the main branch of the Danube is the first cable-stayed bridge in Hungary and its 100-metre tall pylons form large letter “A”s. On one leg of the pylon, there are stairs and on the other a lift. The bridge was built as part of the northern sector of the M0 ring motorway around Budapest between 2006 and 2008. The outstanding engineering achievement is a worthy member of the family of bridges over the Danube.
The other stamp presents Kőröshegy Valley Bridge, which is 1,872 metres long. This is currently Hungary’s longest bridge and is located on the section of the M7 motorway running along Lake Balaton near Kőröshegy and Balatonföldvár. The 17-arched, pre-stressed monolithic concrete structure was built between 2004 and 2007. The span between the pillars is 120 metres and the tallest pillar is 80 metres high. There are stairs in every pillar and a lift in two of them to facilitate inspecting the bridge. As a result of a 3% incline, there is a 53-metre difference in height between the two ends of the bridge. Taking account of environmental considerations, all the rainwater from the bridge is collected and treated in several stages before being allowed back into the natural surroundings. It is a unique and remarkably impressive feat of civil engineering.
Stamp Issue: 2018.05.02
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