Baratashvili Bridge ( ka, ბარათაშვილის ხიდი, ''baratashvilis khidi'') is a traffic and

pedestrian bridge A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...

over the Kura River in

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, capital of

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. It was built in 1966 in place of the previously dismantled

Mukhrani Mukhrani ( ka, მუხრანი, originally Mukhnari ��უხნარი i.e., "oak-grove") is a historical lowland district in eastern Georgia (country), Georgia, currently within the borders of Mtskheta-Mtianeti mkhare, region, north o ...

Bridge honoring Princess

Design

The bridge, located in Mtasminda district of the city, is often referred to as ''Bridge of Love'', in reference to its current name given in honor of Georgian romanticism poet

Nikoloz Baratashvili Prince Nikoloz "Tato" Baratashvili ( ka, ნიკოლოზ "ტატო" ბარათაშვილი; 4 December 1817 – 21 October 1845) was a Georgian poet. He was one of the first Georgians to marry modern nationalism with European ...

. The railings of the bridge have been decorated with bronze figures of couples in love. The bridge stretches over Mtkvari River in parallel to the picturesque

Bridge of Peace The Bridge of Peace ( ka, მშვიდობის ხიდი, ''mshvidobis khidi'') is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge, a steel and glass construction illuminated with numerous LEDs, over the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River, linking the Rike P ...

and extends to

Tbilisi Airport Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport ( ka, თბილისის შოთა რუსთაველის სახელობის საერთაშორისო აეროპორტი) , is the busiest international ...

through a recently renovated highway. The bridge and the highway were renovated by Khidmsheni construction company.

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Design

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