Solidarity Bridge
The bridge is part of the Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko thoroughfare which forms the southern bypass of Płock. It constitutes a shared segment of two national roads – DK 60 and DK 62.
The main span of the Solidarity Bridge is 375 meters long. The main span is one of the longest in the world among cable stayed bridges with cables located in single plane. At the same time, it is the longest span in the world among cable stayed bridges with a fixed-in deck pylon.
The main span of the Solidarity Bridge is the longest span in Poland and this part of Europe.
The Solidarity Bridge in Płock is largest and longest cable-stayed bridge in Poland at 615 meters long.
History
Plans for the bridge and the Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko thoroughfare first appeared in the 1990s to relief the Legions of Marshal Józef Piłsudski road-railway bridge located in the city center, built in 1938, which has only one traffic lane in each direction and is the only crossing in the vicinity.
Construction of the bridge started in July 2002 and finished in October 2007 along with a modernization of the Wyszogrodzka Street leading to the city center. On October 13, 2007 the bridge was officially opened by prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński. The entire route of the bypass was finished in 2009.
See also
- Solidarity Bridge in Płock on the list of largest cable-stayed bridges
References
- ^ Jan, Bliszczuk (2007). Podwieszony most przez Wisłę w Płocku (Cable-stayed bridge across the Vistula in Płock) (in Polish). Wrocław: Dolnośląskie Wydawnictwo Edukacyjne. ISBN 978-83-7125-155-9.
External links
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