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The Solidarity Bridge ( pl, Most Solidarności) is a
cable-stayed
A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, normally forming a fan-like pattern ...
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
over the Vistula River
The Vistula (; pl, Wisła, ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest river in Europe, at in length. The drainage basin, reaching into three other nations, covers , of which is in Poland.
The Vistula rises at Barania Góra in ...
in Płock
Płock (pronounced ) is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in the city. Its full ceremonial name, according to th ...
, Poland
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, being in a sequence of two national roads: national road no. 60 and national road no. 62.
The main span
Span may refer to:
Science, technology and engineering
* Span (unit), the width of a human hand
* Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate supports
* Wingspan, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft
* Sorbitan ester ...
of the Solidarity Bridge is 375 metres long. The main span is one of the longest in the world among cable stayed bridges with cables located in single plane. At the same time, it is the longest span in the world among cable stayed bridges with a fixed-in deck pylon.
The main span of the Solidarity Bridge is the longest span in Poland and this part of Europe
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The Solidarity Bridge in Płock is largest and longest cable-stayed bridge in Poland at 615 metres long.
History
The Bridge was built from July 2002 till October 2007 and opened on 13 October 2007.
See also
* Solidarity Bridge in Płock on thelist of largest cable-stayed bridges
This list ranks the world's cable-stayed bridges by the length of main span, i.e. the distance between the suspension towers. The length of the main span is the most common way to rank cable-stayed bridges. If one bridge has a longer span than ano ...
References
External links
* Bridges in Płock Bridges completed in 2007 Cable-stayed bridges in Poland Road bridges in Poland 2007 establishments in Poland {{Poland-bridge-struct-stub