Gdańsk Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Gdańsk Bridge
Native Name Lang:pl
Carries:motor vehicles, trams
Crosses:Vistula River
Locale:Warsaw, Poland
Spans:6
Length:406.5m (1,333.7feet)
Width:17m (56feet)
Open:31 July 1959

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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