John Paul II Bridge (Gdańsk)

The John Paul II Bridge (Polish: Most Jana Pawła II), also known as the Third Millennium Bridge (Polish: Most Trzeciego Tysiąclecia), is a cable-stayed road bridge located in Gdańsk, Poland, opened on 9 November 2001 and linking the Northern Port of Gdańsk [pl] with the Tricity Ring Road (S7). It crosses the Dead Vistula.

John Paul II Bridge
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

Characteristics

Opened on 9 November 2001, the bridge has four lanes, two per each direction of traffic. It has a width of 20.31 metres (66.6 ft), a height of 99.89 metres (327.7 ft), and its main span measures 230 metres (750 ft) in length. The cost of constructing it totalled 150 million zł.^[1]

Construction

The bridge began being constructed in August 1999. Scaffolding was not used, and the bridge's components were transported by barges down the Vistula.^[2] During construction, it was initially called the Third Millennium Bridge. When it was named after John Paul II, the media began referring to it also as the John Paul II Third Millennium Bridge (Polish: Most Trzeciego Tysiąclecia im. Jana Pawła II).^[3]

Gallery

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  The bridge from a distance, 2010
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  Driving onto the bridge
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  View from the top of the pylons
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  The bridge in winter