Editing Most SNP (section)

==History==
Since its construction in 1972 the bridge was called ''Most SNP'' ("Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising"), although locally it was simply called the New Bridge, being the second bridge to be built in the city over the river Danube.  In 1993, its name was officially changed by Bratislava City Council to ''Nový Most'' ("New Bridge") to reflect general usage.  However, another three bridges have been constructed since its opening, and so in 2012 the City Council voted to change the bridge's name back to ''Most SNP''.  The change took effect on 29 August 2012, the 68th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising.<ref name="sme">{{cite news| title=Bratislava will again have a 'SNP Bridge'| url=http://bratislava.sme.sk/c/6318613/bratislava-bude-mat-opat-most-snp.html| date=29 March 2012| last1=Tkáčiková| first1=Lucia| first2=Michal| last2=Durdovanský| work=[[SME (newspaper)|SME]]| accessdate=2013-09-19}}</ref>

The bridge was built between 1967 and 1972 under a project managed by A. Tesár, J. Lacko and I. Slameň.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slovakia.travel/en/bratislava-ufo-classed-one-of-the-craziest-places|title = Bratislava UFO classed one of the craziest places - Slovakia.travel}}</ref> It officially opened on August 26, 1972.  A significant section of the [[Old Town, Bratislava|Old Town]] below which included nearly all of the Jewish quarter, was demolished to create the roadway that led to it.  On the other hand, the bridge improved access between [[Petržalka]] and the rest of the city.  Parts of the historic city walls were unearthed during construction.

The SNP bridge was the central motif of [[Jean-Michel Jarre|Jean Michel Jarre's]] "Bridge from the Future" concert, which he performed on May 12, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/53370/8/the_changing_face_of_bratislava.html|title=The changing face of Bratislava|date=21 March 2014}}</ref>