Solidarity Bridge

The Solidarity Bridge (Polish: Most Solidarności) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Vistula River in Płock, Poland, being in a sequence of two national roads: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62.

Solidarity Bridge
Coordinates52.521667°N 19.7275°E / 52.521667; 19.7275
Carries4 lanes (motor vehicles) of two national roads: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62
Pedestrians and cyclists
CrossesVistula River
LocalePłock, Mazovia
 Poland
Official nameMost Solidarności
Maintained byGeneral Directorate for National Roads and Motorways
Characteristics
DesignCable-stayed bridge
MaterialSteel
2 Pylons: steel
Total length1,712 metres (5,617 ft) m (1.064 mi)
Width27.5 metres (90 ft)
Height63.7 metres (209 ft) (pylons)
Longest span375 metres (1,230 ft)
No. of spans5
Piers in water2
Clearance below12 metres (39 ft) (at the normal level of the river)
History
DesignerNikola Hajdin
Bratislav Stipanić
Józef Krawczyk
Construction start29 July 2002
Construction end13 October 2007
Opened13 October 2007
Statistics
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Location in Poland

The main span of the Solidarity Bridge is 375 metres 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 metres long.

History

The Bridge was built from July 2002 till October 2007 and opened on 13 October 2007.[1]

Scheme of the Solidarity Bridge in Płock
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See also
  • Solidarity Bridge in Płock on the list of largest cable-stayed bridges

References
  1. 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.


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