John Paul II Bridge (Gdańsk)

John Paul II Bridge
John Paul II Bridge
Coordinates	54°21′21″N 18°41′41″E
Carries	Motor vehicles
Crosses	Martwa Wisła River
Locale	Gdańsk, Poland
Official name	Most III Tysiąclecia im. Jana Pawła II
Characteristics
Design	Cable-stayed bridge, inverted-Y pylon, semi-fan arrangement
Material	Composite steel-reinforced concrete
Total length	380 metres (1,250 ft)
Width	20.31 metres (66.6 ft)
Height	99.89 metres (327.7 ft)
Longest span	230 metres (750 ft)
No. of spans	3
Load limit	50 ton
History
Designer	Krzysztof Wąchalski
Construction start	2 August 1999
Construction end	15 October 2001
Opened	9 November 2001
Location

The John Paul II Bridge (Polish: Most im. Jana Pawła II), also known as the Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge (Polish: Most III Tysiąclecia im. Jana Pawła II), and as the Third Millennium Bridge (Polish: Most Trzeciego Tysiąclecia), is a cable-stayed road bridge which spans the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk, Poland.

Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge in Gdańsk

The bridge forms an inverted “Y”-shape with a 100-metre-tall pylon. Until Rędziński Bridge was opened on the 31 August 2011, it used to be the longest cable-stayed bridge in Poland supported by a single pylon.

The bridge links the Northern Port of Gdańsk with the national road network and is the first section of the future by-pass road of the city of Gdańsk.

External links

• Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge in Structurae database