Solidarity Bridge

Polish cable-stayed bridge carrying two national roads over the Vistula River

52°31′18″N 19°43′39″E / 52.521667°N 19.7275°E / 52.521667; 19.7275Carries4 lanes (motor vehicles) of two national roads: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62
Pedestrians and cyclistsCrossesVistula RiverLocalePłock, Mazovia

PolandOfficial nameMost SolidarnościMaintained byGeneral Directorate for National Roads and MotorwaysCharacteristicsDesignCable-stayed bridgeMaterialSteel
2 Pylons: steelTotal 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 spans5Piers in water2Clearance below12 metres (39 ft) (at the normal level of the river)HistoryDesignerNikola Hajdin
Bratislav Stipanić
Józef KrawczykConstruction start29 July 2002Construction end13 October 2007Opened13 October 2007StatisticsTollFreeLocation Map

The Solidarity Bridge (Polish: Most Solidarności) is a cable-stayed bridge over the Vistula River in Płock, Poland

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.^[1] The entire route of the bypass was finished in 2009.

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.