A modern bridge in an old city
The bridge was built as part of a wider renewal of the Old Tbilisi riverfront around Rike Park, not as a restoration of an older crossing. It opened in 2010 and quickly became one of the city’s most photographed structures.
Who is credited with the design
The design is commonly attributed to the Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, and the night lighting is associated with the French lighting designer Philippe Martinaud. These attributions come from the project’s public descriptions; this guide reports them as credited rather than as a full design-team record.
Public sources phrase these roles differently. Treat the attributions as the commonly cited ones, not as a complete official credit list.
What public sources leave open
Precise engineering figures are described inconsistently across sources. Where the record is mixed, this guide points to the engineering documentation rather than repeating a single number.
- The opening date is widely given as 2010.
- Design and lighting credits are published by the project, not by an official register.
- Dimensions and light counts vary between sources — see the architecture page.