Construction of the bridge began in 1897. It got its name from Queen Elizabeth of Bavaria, widely known as Sissy. The bridge was opened on October 10.1903. It was a little over three hundred and seventy-eight meters long and eighteen meters wide. The length of the largest span is two hundred and ninety meters. World War II caused irreparable damage to the building - the bridge was blown up in 1945. The construction of the bridge began again only fifteen years later. This is the only bridge in Budapest that has not been restored in its original form.→