Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge

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

Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge in Gdańsk

Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge
Third Millennium 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 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.

References

1. "Ważny dla mieszkańców i gospodarki. Most wantowy Jana Pawła II służy od 18 lat". Gdańsk - oficjalny portal miasta (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-02-13.

External links

• Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge in Structurae database

54.3564°N 18.6939°E / 54.3564; 18.6939