Solidarity Bridge
{{Short description|Polish cable-stayed bridge carrying two national roads over the Vistula River}}
{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name = Solidarity Bridge
|image = Most Solidarności w Płocku 4040.jpg
|official_name = Most Solidarności
|carries = 4 lanes (motor vehicles) of two national roads: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62
Pedestrians and cyclists
|crosses = Vistula River
|locale = Płock, Mazovia
{{POL}}
|maint = General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways
|design = Cable-stayed bridge
|material = Steel
2 Pylons: steel
|spans = 5
|pierswater = 2
|designer = Nikola Hajdin
Bratislav Stipanić
Józef Krawczyk
|mainspan = {{convert|375|m}}
|length = {{convert|1,712|m}} m (1.064 mi)
|width = {{convert|27.5|m}}
|height = {{convert|63.7|m}} (pylons)
|below = {{convert|12|m}} (at the normal level of the river)
|begin = 29 July 2002
|complete = 13 October 2007
|open = 13 October 2007
|toll = Free
|coordinates = {{coord|52.521667|19.7275|display=inline,title}}
}}
The Solidarity Bridge ({{langx|pl|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.
File:Solidarity Bridge in Płock, Poland 0002.jpg
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.{{cite book|last=Jan |first=Bliszczuk|year=2007 |title=Podwieszony most przez Wisłę w Płocku (Cable-stayed bridge across the Vistula in Płock)|publisher=Dolnośląskie Wydawnictwo Edukacyjne|location=Wrocław |language=Polish|isbn=978-83-7125-155-9}} 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
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External links
- {{Structurae|id=20011575|title=Solidarity Bridge}}
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Category:Bridges completed in 2007
Category:Cable-stayed bridges in Poland
Category:Road bridges in Poland
Category:2007 establishments in Poland
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