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 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.
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.
Gallery
Image:Świętokrzyski Bridge - National Stadium.jpg, Świętokrzyski Bridge
Image:Holy Cross Bridge Warsaw at night.jpg, ''Bridge at night''
Image:Swietokrzyski tablica.jpg, ''Information board''
Image:Syrenka Warszawska Wisla (152972933).jpeg, '' Mermaid of Warsaw in front of the bridge''
See also
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Łazienkowski Bridge
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Poniatowski Bridge
References
External links
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Trasa ŚwiętokrzyskaSatellite image
Bridges completed in 2000
Bridges in Warsaw
Cable-stayed bridges in Poland
Road bridges in Poland
Powiśle, Warsaw
Praga-Północ
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