Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge explained

Bridge Name:Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge
Official Name:Most III Tysiąclecia im. Jana Pawła II
Carries:Motor vehicles
Crosses:Martwa Wisła River
Locale:Gdańsk, Poland
Designer:Krzysztof Wąchalski
Design:Cable-stayed bridge, inverted-Y pylon, semi-fan arrangement
Material:composite steel-reinforced concrete
Spans:3
Load:50 ton
Begin:2 August 1999
Complete:15 October 2001
Open:9 November 2001

The Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge is a cable-stayed road bridge which spans the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk, Poland.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.[1]

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

54.3564°N 18.6939°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ważny dla mieszkańców i gospodarki. Most wantowy Jana Pawła II służy od 18 lat. Gdańsk - oficjalny portal miasta. pl. 2020-02-13.