Rustaveli Bridge is a road bridge over the Rioni River in central Kutaisi. It is named after Shota Rustaveli, the 12th-century Georgian poet who wrote the epic The Knight in the Panther Skin.
The bridge connects to Rustaveli Avenue and sits downstream of the Red Bridge. It offers views over the Rioni, and a monument to the poet Galaktion Tabidze stands on the road between the avenue and the Red Bridge.
Read the blog: The history of the seagull bridge on the Rioni
👑 People and connections
- Named after Shota Rustaveli, the 12th-century poet
- Rustaveli wrote the epic The Knight in the Panther Skin
- Nearby, on the road to the Red Bridge, a monument to Galaktion Tabidze
🧭 Where it is and how to get there
- A road bridge over the Rioni in central Kutaisi
- Connected to Rustaveli Avenue
- Sits downstream of the Red Bridge
📸 What to see and photograph
- The fast Rioni current and its banks
- Rustaveli Avenue and the embankment
- Neighboring bridges over the river
