The Holy Cross Bridge () is a bridge over the

Vistula The Vistula (; ) is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers , of which is in Poland. The Vistula rises at Barania Góra i ...

river in

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

linking Powiśle neighborhood with

Praga Północ Praga is a district of Warsaw, Poland. It is on the east bank of the river Vistula. First mentioned in 1432, until 1791 it formed a separate town with its own city charter. History The historical Praga was a small settlement located at the e ...

district. It is a

cable-stayed bridge A cable-stayed bridge has one or more ''towers'' (or ''pylons''), from which wire rope, cables support the bridge deck. A distinctive feature are the cables or wikt:stay#Etymology 3, stays, which run directly from the tower to the deck, norm ...

, 479 m long, with two lanes for vehicles, a pavement and a cycle path each way. The single tower, 90 m high, located on the right (eastern) river bank, has 48 cables attached supporting the deck. Near the left (western) bank the bridge is supported by two

piers Piers may refer to: * Pier, a raised structure over a body of water * Pier (architecture), an architectural support * Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name) * Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...

. The bridge was opened on 6 October 2000 after two years' construction. The bridge's name comes from the Świętokrzyska Street, which forms part of the access route from the city center. According to the data from '' Zarząd Dróg Miejskich'' (Capital City Road Authority) in 2018, on average 23,418 vehicles passed the Świętokrzyski Bridge daily.

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Mermaid of Warsaw The Mermaid of Warsaw () is a symbol of Warsaw, represented on the city's coat of arms as well as in a number of statues and other imagery. Etymology Polish ''syrenka'' is a cognate of siren, but she is more properly a fresh-water merma ...

in front of the bridge''

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Trasa Świętokrzyska

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Bridges completed in 2000 Bridges in Warsaw Cable-stayed bridges in Poland Road bridges in Poland Powiśle, Warsaw Praga-Północ {{Warsaw-struct-stub

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