Gdańsk Bridge
Appearance
Gdańsk Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 52°15′38″N 21°00′33″E / 52.2606°N 21.0092°E |
Carries | motor vehicles, trams |
Crosses | Vistula River |
Locale | Warsaw, Poland |
Characteristics | |
Total length | 406.5 metres (1,334 ft) |
Width | 17 metres (56 ft) |
No. of spans | 6 |
History | |
Opened | 31 July 1959 |
Location | |
The Gdańsk Bridge (Polish: Most Gdański) is a six-span steel truss bridge, 406.5 m long and 17 m wide, across the Vistula in Warsaw, Poland.
It opened on 31 July 1959 after three years of construction. It has two decks: the upper deck carries a four-lane road with sidewalks, while the lower one has two tram tracks, a cycle lane and a footpath.
The bridge was built upon the supports of the Citadel Rail Bridge which had been destroyed during World War II.
In 1997-1998 the bridge underwent reconstruction. It was painted green and the lower level was fitted with colour bulbs for illumination at night.
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