Castle Route, Szczecin Explained

Bridge Name:Castle Route
Official Name:Piotr Zaremba Castle Route
Carries:Voivodeship Road 115
Crosses:Parnica canal, Łasztownia island, Oder river
Locale:Szczecin, Poland
Length:24001NaN1
Width:181NaN1
Open:1986 (partial opening)
1996 (end of final construction)

Piotr Zaremba Castle Route is an overpass road in Szczecin, Poland, that is a part of the Voivodeship Road 115. It is one of 4 main roads of Szczecin, connecting the city and Police County with the rest of Poland.

Description

The Castle Route is 2.4 km (1.5 miles) long and 18 m (59 ft) wide.[1] It consists of the series of overpasses, the bridge over Parnica canal, the overpass over Łasztownia island and the bridge over Oder river. The road has existed leaning north and west to the city centre, and through that, to Dobieszczyn, as well as the south exit leading to Police, and the east exit leading to the municipal neighborhoods of Międzyodrze-Wyspa Pucka and Prawobrzeże.

History

Castle Route was built in place of Log Bridge that was destroyed during the World War II.The construction of the road began on 4 February 1978. The north entry road leading to the city center was finished in October 1987, and the north exit road leaning out of the city was finished in 1996, finishing the construction of the Castle Route.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trasa Zamkowa w Szczecinie ma 25 lat! Filmy i zdjęcia z budowy. 13 June 2021. polish. gs24.pl.
  2. Trasa Zamkowa by Andrzej Sternicki in Encyklopedia Szczecina, vol. 2 by Tadeusz Białecki. Szczecin. University of Szczeciński. 2000. p. 540-541. ISBN 83-7241-089-5.
  3. Web site: Trasa Zamkowa. visitszczecin.eu. polish.